The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-04
LIFE TOPICS AMOUR TOWN.

In the Tenderloin. Its object liz to look after
men for one night and give them a bed and
breakfast For this entertainment every man
must pay 10 cents. which presumably covers
only part OF the expense, Judging by
the anxiety Of the men to be included In tho
group that marches away to the lodging house,
their entertainment there must be satislac-
tory. This charity is under the control Of .
tall man In a military hat who stands In one OF
the side streets u few feet from Broadway.
Every man who can pay - cents out OF his own
pocket takes place In the inc behind the
Of the organization. The sight of this gather
ing naturally draws groun which becomes
ceednRs is made plain. here is a man who
has only cents, says the commander in
ifanybody IN he crowd will give 10 cents to
pay Tor nights lodging Tor HIM. He only
sionai aHctioneer he looks about the group group.
continu ng his remarks about the amount
needed rs pedestrians again Join the group.
nothing at ali with which to start Wills
straggl.r waiting to have his fate for the next
twelve hours decided stands among the num-
Der OF those not yet ent tied to take their place
IN the little procession formed at the other end
As soon as the money is raised 1t is pa id to the
and breakfast. Sometimes benevolent observe
e b VIII contrlonte so much that every man in
workmanship md philanthropy never before
came into the Tenderon TO interest persons
who were hitherto unmoyed by the general
manifestations OF charity to he seen there.
Nearly every New York photographer has his
trade mark. which may not be called by that
name but is nevertheless almost certain evi-
dence that a picture came out OF his
establishment One formerly popular, rarely
photographed man or woman without the
decorative presence OF palm, drooping grace
fully over the left shoulder OF the sitter.
Another places his subjects against 100000
screen. and a third has rarely turned out n
picture Of n woman who is not Eraspng u
bunch Of artificial roses. AS n good many
by nm from time to time, those Imitation
flowers have figured in many afamiliar picture,
Just now the artist who takes more pictures OF
celebrities than anybody else employs an adj
Junct which has become an inseparable
as fmn e aGnnaS ARD smSSs st..ss ss
look interestedly into book; or, II II
expresson Of ecsac tS With co% come Only
from The rerusal Of very plons volume Dis
to be profoundly absorbed in lis con.
skill OF any photograph and for that matter
to the. mimetic ability OF his subjects. that this
sion on the faces of all of them. 1t is cata-
logue OF a famous art sale which took place in
New 1OrR ABOUT ntteen years ago, ana con-
tains nothing more interesting than the titles
OF pictures and the names Of their pain ters;
yet it has contrved to give on admired eH-
preston in their photographs to great many
persons OF Importance in New York
The old clothes men are following tho up
town trend of every other branch OF commerce;
not with their bags and house-to- house meth
DDS OF trading. but with the more pretentious
method which rents store and fills its win
dows with womeu's dresses OF elaborate. even
II somewhat garish. fashion. Only during the
past few months have such places as these been
seen on Broadway and Sixth avenue in the cen-
trail parts OF the city. They were uptown.
but clung to the West Side. and rarely came
nearer the centre OF the city than seventh
avenue. Now they are in mucn more accessible
localities. Cast-ofr nnery OF every description.
from women's hats to ballroom slippers. with
every grade OF street dress and evening tinery
represented in the display. forms a strange
contrast to the other shon, windows. with their
spic and span novelties. Most OF these dresses
come from women who are under no necessity
OF selling them. but adopr that method as an
who is regular visitor to many New York
houses OF people OF wealth and position. has
1st sbs o IA, or yens es ess, OF done
thriving business which has recently be-
come too large for her personal supervision;
for h" her. Many OF these articles Of. society
nnery are given by women to their maids, who;
them to the second hand stores. Dresses made
! by modistes and thrown back on their hands
| their way to these second hand shops and are
| indeed regarded as the best bargains to be
found there sometimes tn CASTOR e9 h th 81
| source is not oae on which the second. hand
| dealers very often rely.
Maurice Grau answered automatically the
inquiry as to whether or not Jean de Reszke
would return to this country for the approach
| ing season at the Metropolitan Opera House.
| He replied merely that he had no contract with
him. Both Mr.. Grau and the tenor have fre-
| quently reiterated that no contract had ever
existed between them and that could not now
be accepted as an explanation for the tenor's
failure to return. 1t must be borne in mind
! that the opera company is to sing long sea-
son on the road before it arrives in New York.
| Three weeks are to be devoted to Chicago and
| two weeks to Boston. 1t was known early last
to Chicago. For reasons of his own he
preferred not to sing there. That fact
was known some time before the company
| came TO this country, but was not made PUBLIC.
NJ. de Reszkes refusal to go to the West might
The smaller cities outside OF New York object
to their inability to ENJOY performances iden.
the Metropolitan although 1t would be i'm pos
sibc for them to SUPPLY a Ths large
ha he P.hp would
back this winter are probably Intended to pre-
vent any injury to the pride OF those cities
which arG not to hear him, and the SnnouWne .,.
will not be made public until it can do no i'm
| Jury to the success OF the QUITO town season.
| 1t is indeed here that NJ de- Reszke Is most
valuable to the company, He is no such at
| traction in Boston. for instance. and other cities
AS he is in the metropolis. and to compen-
! safe for the inconvenience OF such travels. he
| imposes terms on the management which
seriously interfere with their prospects Of
great profit Last season he demanded a
guarantee Of three performances in every city
| which the company visited. That meant an
outlay OF $4,000 u week for the appearance Of
! one artist not nearly 80 potent with the public
on the road as he is in New York. NJ. Alvarez.
who made great success, in Boston last win
ter. Ia to sing there 30 the wisdom OF con-
fning NJ; de Reszke's appearances to New
York aud keeping quiet about the matter until
Just before he arrives cannot be doubted.
The season OF steam heat in the New York
hotels practically opened yesterday and the
siZzle of the heater will now alternate with the
Jingle OF the ice pitcher until the warm spring
days arc here. This means long period OF
resignation to persons who cannot always re-
aize that it is best for their health and COM