The sun., 1899-06-14
LITE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN

Victor Herberts differences with the Musi-
cal Union have been In part settled and he
has been restored TO membership In the asso-
citation. although the real question at Issue
has not been passed upon. Those who want
to hold him responsible for tho unpaid sal-
arIes OF members OF the Twenty Reg
iment Band while 1t was under his direction
Oil Southern tour may again present their
demands to tho Board OF Directors OF the
uni on and II the decision Ia adverse to the con-
ductor he " i'll be cumpelled TO nay what they
demand or be expelled. since the difference
not been % able T to direct an E orc6esra here At
the public entertainme1t OF the lambs GIuo
Ne rdy to pay f S s the 81
eta he had composed for the occasion. But
they refused and another condyst9r had to
week as member OF the union as result OF
the legal proceedings instituted by him,
for the union decided that he had been sus:
pended Illegally because he had not received
.n ha1 an oo ~ 30
Thus the merits OF the original dispute were
not brought into consideration; Mr.. Herbert
has declBred his intention not to yield To the
demand OF the musicians and has gone no
far as to threaten to organize an inderendent
cided against him. lie has been very nros.
JerUus during recent seasons and earned
large, amounts from the ROYALTIES on his ml;;
sic. lie. has his own.yiews as % the inlluence.ot
this faction the ncton.or;mem bers OF the union
" seeking salaries theyssny were due iout
years ago.
The various rhilanthropic associations which
take children out Of New York for holiday in
the country are believed to do their work
hest when they make the term OF these visits
very brief A dav In the country is now looked
UPON by some persons interested In this phil
anthropic work as about the right length OF
lime. "Ons experiment In this direction" said
woman interested in the work OF one OF the
vacation societies. Convinced me that the
children enjoyed full days outing more
than they did an expedition thai kept them
from the city for week. A party OF little
a country estate which had been lent Tor the
use OF our society. They were all enthusas-
tic about the trip and started oa with the ex-
did seem to enjoy themselves the fret day,
and there, was everything at their disposal
ant for city children who had never anything
OF the Kind before: But their enloyment
days after they ~ had been there some %o 90 Of them
showed signs OF having quite enough OF the
place. BY the end OF the week they were all
had been to come. Tne country was all very
we'll in its way. tho party seemed to think. but
IL Tes ook and hsS
the change They had not REGARDED the eX-
sd IN sa' in h TeupSs a4H h. .nsS rs,
no hand organs few lights and no friends on
the block to play with and talk to. The coun-
try had mo substitute. for those accustomed
pleasures Since that experiment We get
the children home ut night and they are
more eager to go than they ever were with
week In prospect"
The bare fact that her name was Helen
Rossn Won Rosen and that they were mar
rIed in Warsaw is scant Information for his
women admirers here concerning the woman
who seems to have become the wife OF Pad
erewski the other day. Helen OF the Roses.
that was. assumed a sudden i'm portance In
the eyes OF many American women when:she
became the wife OF the pianist. He was an
nouncei to appear at a concert In London
and play new work. but left UNEXPECTEDLY for
his own country. 1t was not known what the
nature of his hurried errand WAS until the
news came OF his wedding IN Warsaw: The
compel him to curtail the expenses Of his wed.
ding journey. as one incident OF his brief stay
in London was the payment to bim by Will
liam Waldorf. Astor OF $4,000 for his partic-
patton in two musinaes-a sum unprecedented
even In London. where artists receive in pr.
yate houses much more than they ever do
here. Paderewski has spent fortune on his
invalid son and nobody outside of royalty in
Europe has ever given so much to doctors. so
far with no results, as the boy has grown up
known concerning the new Nine. Padere wski
interest will centre In the question Of -her
presence here next win:er. Certainly the
fifth wheel to coach would be an indispen-
sable necessity in comparison; with her pres
ence in tho group OF excited women who
gather about the Pianist at the close OF every
performance. Her presence in this country
might have dscouraginR eject even on that
faithful group that used to travel to the neigh
boring cities as sort o. guard of honor to the