The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-24
LIVE roPrca ApoUr Town.

clubs was prompted not by financial stringency,
as was tho case when the Calumet Club asked
the Racquet to take 1t in out Of the cold. but be-
cause OF the fact that the members of each have
kindred sympathies and tastes. II tho oonsoli.
dation be erected. the new organization will
have about 500 members, and It may take over
Up.ToWn Assoeistion. The latter name is in
no way descriptive of the club, and It might be
SsSs By ju sa S SsT SppIopTIa.S S5 '" fSs Scn Gr RiG,s
element in tho Adine Club 10 composed Of men
WHO are interested in the puSlishing and ceiling
1889 Its character has been unique. When the
Felowcraft. Club Of pleasant memory, decided
! dine and the Iotos made oyertures to its mem
bers, and many of them did &C. 70 the Lotos. A
club has never had a large membership, It has
succeeded In keeping its finances, In good con-
diion. 1t was one OF the few CLUBS In tow
with q restaurant open to women.
Two hotels In this city. following the example
of several out-of.town hotels. are now booming
their restaurant business by q club scheme.
They have sent out circulars to patrons whose
addresses they have explaining tho advantages
of such a plan. II q man who occasionally
breakfasts at ono of these hotels will bring with
him four other persons, thus forming q club Of
order from tie bill Of fare a breakfast that. az.
oording to tho regular rates would cost S1.60,
for 90. cents, To comply with tho requirenents
for this club ratio one need not go to the hotel
he comes he must have four others with him.
Thus far, the hotel men say, there hasn't
t ssen sn n f BSstd to t where sa i Rss Been on the tnisd on e {;
popular.
In tho drill hall Of the Seventy.first Regiment
armory on Wednesday afternoons q company
Of 100 small boys dressed In gray blouses and
knickerbockers 10 through tho evolutions Of q
military organization with o vim and precis.
ion that would not discredit the West Point
cadets. Although this organization is by no
means new. the attention OF the public was first
attracted tn 1t several weeks ago. when 1t was
q yellow journal published tho story that 1t
was a plutoeratic military company organised
10 Ss p : m ! { "e of t. Sias tsis sSn,pss th T. %%SsSs' a
private drill class for boys, and it 10 organized
very much like q club. Any boy Of distinctly
has been accepted By the Board Of Manager,
New York women. Two Captains and q Lieu
tenant of the Seventy first Regiment act as
drillInasters.
An Eighth avenue cigar dealer who found
his business gctting..d dull gave each one Of his
customers several weeks ago O red card on
which was printed:
Free-If you arc out and you think IL may rain.
stop In at cigar store and DO viii let you have
the loan of q nne umbrella free of charge.
This cigar man has great confidence in the
TITS the same scheme" he says, that works
in the quick lunch, restaurants. where you go in.
h lSiBs yourself %S5 dGo and Sd pay Il Il i Issa dss Ma. what at S yon
brella on his honor. I am sure that he will re-
turn it, and he will buy a cigar when he does.
lessly, however. this same man would not con.
sidcr 1t stealing IL he took It on a rainy day
cncei 1 think that my scheme is ali right"
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Inc appearance OK one OF tne leading hgures
IN ING SECRECY ainher al u seinisocia' cruz up
town suggests the possibility that q number Of
nection with That junction might also DO ex-
poSea iater 10 inc we" Oh inc rather exclusive
assemoiage .hat Is supposed 10 gather tncre-
exclusive OF COURSE "heh compared WIN inc
auulehces that "lthess VauueVine SHOWS In
other places enough mas been read about these
persons 10 arouse IN interest IN men, ana now
s"hicient 'hh'e mas elapsed 10 make ~ possioie
TO view them without the scandal that might
havS n,'acnea 70 t1as af - 9h 9 year ago; nIWoo
and have lived ever since ON the notoriety that
came from their connection with that dinner.
AnnabelIe, the girl who Is 20 dance at the AS
but was very conspicuousiy. concerned in it.
ana she Is probably an artistic preparation for
the stars that are to follow; She is a strikingly
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o great many artists studios before she attract
ed tho attention Of the public and Capt, Chap
man to the proposed festivities at Sherry's. She
made some profit out OF the scandal. but not
nearly so much as some of the other dancers
concerned, although she was q much more at
~tractive woman than any of the others. AS a
spectacular contribution 20 the Society of Must
cal Arts penultimate entertainment Annabelle
ought to be II success. even II her artistic abil-
titles as a DANCER are not as great as her notori-
ety.. Above all society will have had the oppor-
tunity to see one OF the principals in an unfor-
kOLltH Chlluh ~ iva GO duultHVtA
saw her and tho rest OF the gang over q year
t OK will re " tho other members 'nS as as
crowd or not. Even with its present accom-.
me astoria ballroom has done won
o'i ia U'"S '1
Lillian Blauvelt, who left this country on
Saturday with tho intention, of remaining
abroad for several years, and with a new bus.
band, has been for some years the most success.
ful of the American concert singers in this
country. She is. said to have made as much as
$4,000 every season, and her popularity from
the time of her first appearance has increased
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