The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02
11rs TOPICS ABour roWx.

Of women well known in society. There is a
distinctive character to this artists work
which is thought to render IL mot especially
well adapted to the painting of.women Of posi-.
ton. although This portraits include many wo-
men OF high .station1n Europe. He is the paint
or who not long ago endeared. himself to one
woman by adm%iring.her intellectual foot" as
he described 1t, and for that reason requesting
was made public, 1t has become known that the
intellectual foot Of at least one other woman
she did not cit for her portrait on that account.
Ono of his pictures recently. exhibited has
aroused a mild protest from the friends otthe
quiet manners. Her portrait as a work OF art
has been highly praised, but there is in the poso,
the attitude, and the suggestion of the whole
figure something quite foreign to the real char
acter OF the subject.
whe ,n's shs had do iao SeS al the The i picture az and In noticed aIstsi
thecstrange look shown in the eyes of her friend
n the picture, the poriiTT Sd y 5esut nh But But
meant was that the devil.may. care, languish-
ing. expression was not in the least like the orig
"hh," said tho artist. IT am surprised to hear
that. You think that the, picture does not look
lifG her, Ct. R RS, w shg S Gsr'ain So ,SSe os her IKE tpIt shSs
Is protesting against the likencsssnow.
Maurice Barrymore ia not to go to London
and associate himself with the London stage.
lnlO NuUoC dTlbLOtEhCy no "ouiu 10 thui uu-
mitted since his daughter has become the wife
Of young Irving. Mr.. Barrymore has acted there
successfully: and his last appearances were
mado in a,Russian play of his own writing called
"Nadjeska," in which.Mme. Modjeska appeared.
The similarity Of the two names has always sug-
gested one Of Barrymore's stories which dates
from the early days OF his reputation. as a ra.
contour, but Is nevertheless Characteristic and
genuine. All Of the stories credited to Barry.
more are not possibly OF his own creation, but he
is nevertheless responsible for many that are
made a certain reply to Mime. Modjeska are a
guarantee Of tho originality Of his wit on this
%sys has BEEN hS is 4 The SsF Pelish aG aetre nSw w sna re- Hs:
preaching him for his negligence IN a certain
S's sft is Sp nnTr nasf ieS Of You to 3 'e so resardioss
of my interests" abe said. when I have made
a reputation for you here J! in IL A%sriSa;" =
sweresd, II may have been Indifferent in that
scene. but I must beg tho privilege of contradict
tatio nDf Tor me-. I was a wsil:known actor here
when most people thought that Modjeska was
a tooth-wash or q headache cure"
That clubs do not increase 80 rapidly in men,
bership as persons who cannot got into them
arc sometimes apt to bolieve is shown by the
experiences of the Metropolitan Club during
the last year. Tho number Of new resident
members elected was thirty-four, which is a
good, conservative increase for a club of its
standing. But the gain 10 only apparent.
There were eighteen designations and fifteen
members died. so tho roll of the members was in
reality increased by only one. Although
years will be required to mako a club as far
uptown as Sixtieth street accessible to its
members during the hours at which they are
club is used most between 8 ard z o'clock.
and tho Metropolitan's situation makes it like
" that only the men who live further up
town than the club building viii stop there.
Under few circumstances would q member
S Es0 CLUB itSsd b mSGs S dinner tn When INIT i w s5fid' s e to
ward be necessary for him to come downtown
again. The natural tendency of most mon ia
When they do that the number that. would 20
as far uptown as the Metropolitan is limited.
MGi. al and iiS it m IS to them Dsl0n hat 70 t faeyr are GtsG @o rs
likely to go in the afternoons as well as in tho
evenings. From its site and the extended
the Metropolitan will find its greatest useful
ness in its social aspect.
Ono of the tests of a singers popularity in
New York is the demand for her photographs.
OF the New York favorites Calve has always
been most in demand, and it was as Carmen
that most OF the purchasers wanted her. Her
pictures. like those Of the other singers, were
bought almost exclusively by women, and few
men are ever patrons Of the establishments
uptown devoted to the salo of photographs.
Nine. Eames. who takes q beautiful picture
scarcely one portrait of her fails to do justice
ular in costume. All of the picture buyers
want her as Juiisttc. Pictures Of her in street
or ball dress are very little in demand, and they
are indeed the least attractive. On the other
hand, Nine. Melba's pictures arc chiefly sold
in her ordinary costume; Few Of them are
S Winter it there re- has been JAZZ a greater auasa demand if for
Nine. Sembrich's photogr apis than for any Of
the Others, and that has resulted In tho re-
vival Of some old pictures Of her taken about
ten years ago. when, at the outset Of her career,
s she came name ito to I 4a1,s SSSgf mt gos1 D W .n;,s her Or Isc no.
poated requests. The demand for her pic
lures led one firm to import from Paris a lot
There were only a few of these to BIO had. and
they were not.5atfsfactory. as tho chief demand
evening dress. One curious feature Of the in.
cident was that, the photographer who. first
took pictures of her had gone out Of business.
and. in spite OF that. fact. received requests
from dealers to reprint some Of the old like.
nesses.
Despite tho precautions of he proprietors
there are few hotels in New York which have
not at times been subjected to unpleasant
notoricty because of a guests committing sui.
eide. and this ia one reason why single women
who are unknown to the clerk frequently find
1t ditlcult TO get n room Mt q frst-class hotel.
II her manner arouses his suspicion he will
promptly tell her that tho hotel Is full rather
CuKG bIly TlEkb. n btnbhLlOuAI bulClQ6 IN
n hrst-class hotel means an appreeiablo falling
of in guests for several days following, until
the affair Is forgot en-. Such q misfortune
happened to one Of tho biz new hotels q year
ago on the night after 1t was opened. Three
Sears ago a man committed suicide in q we'll
known Broadway hotel and left in AN envelope
a sum OF money for tho proprietor and a letter
of apology for the annoyance that he knew he
was causing him. An old BowEry hotel, which
was really little more than g barroom and
mems lodging house, was torn down n year ago
TO make room for 9 new building, and at that
time It. was said. that more suicides had oC-
Cured In 1t than in any other building in Now |
York. About once n month some man took his |
life in this place. and TO prevent guests who
at the hotel for that purpose from
using the gas AS 9 means Of killing themselves. !
It was cut OF. This didn't reduce the death
list, however. AS every guest waa forced to
pay for his room In advance and those who
went there were not squcamish about occup,-
ing rooms where men had died, tho proprietor |
did not worry over tho regular visits OF the |
The efforts of the editor of a Prohibition organ |
in this city to provo that the college alumni |
dinners which are held every winter In New |
York are merely clOaks for orgies, have re-
IL p-.kl no.