The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-17
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT ToWm

| Many New Workers have received q type
] written Communication OF friendly, almost
/ intimate character. signed with the printed
autograph Of 20. Verdi" As the full name Of
the famous CONF poser stands at the head OF the
letterpaper, Il may be that the person who
sends IL 10 really the author OF I'll Trovatore"
and the other operas that have won him his
reputation as the greatest OF living composers.
Yet there are evidences that his condition
must be different from what II IL commonly
supposed to be. The name OF every recipient
OF these letters IL printed on them. and u 10
naturally fattering to be the subject OF notice
from such a great man, even III II 10 only
through q request to subscribe for a book
which he is about to publish Personal solicit
tation from such sources is rare. The letter
begins in this somewhat business-like fashions
= 1T affords me pleasure to advise you that at
psr,ieaSry IN B Boslo o' and Ssy York. have
with great care and consideration prepared
which e has Been sbs sopn s Of mS Shos
| life" ''' "'
As the life ambition Of Verdi was supposed
pecially as he has recently declared that no
other book there Is the aisappontinS thought
| ~ the minds OF those who received tn. letter,
Sem tsySr hax IN snW
OF the oonsiherate tone OF the last sentence,
which reads In this way; The marvellous
that II will be pleasure for you to examine 1t;
you, will favor me bv returning he enclosed
to you. artists proof prints Of illustrations"
Such request from world-famous celebrity
reasons to believe that the grand old man Of
music must have other things to occupy his
time than such active Efforts TO dispose OF an
Illustrated publication. Joseph Green is not
an uncommon name here. and may be as FREE
ouenty met with In Europe.
Mile. Ternina. who came to this country last
| winter and returned to Europe without being
ableto sing once during her stay here. has ems
| countered misfortune already In Chicago. al
though she took the precaution OF coming
here two weeks earlier than necessary In order
to avoid cold. The weather in New York was
favorable and she left here In good heath only
| to encounter on the journey between Cinoin-
natl and Chicago on Sunday night tho riRors
OF q Western cold wave which prompt put her
out OF voice. So she was unable to appear with
tho opera company according to programme.
A su den drop In the temr erature had Its bad
effects on n. Van Dyck and Nine. Schumann.
changes in the weather. To some Of the MEM
weeks IN Chicago IL looked upon as a
| period OF rest in comparison with their expert
mTss hS S5t'sa r instances Ss tsr hsss Ss
| first opportunity to rest after the long tour OF
the comnany. in which she did not miss per.
| work was Of nature that has seldom before
been necessary for prima donna. sh. has
as many diierrnt towns; so it has bosS Only
by the greatest care that she has been able TO
q three Ways day. IN chicaeSS. S wssre Ms.
| Ca,y6 has been recupe-atinc from her
msie NSr tour SS T."
heath a: ii: tine. bore The entire bruni 81 the
/ MT M aNfT lnn lA
Life IN Chicago II less perilous for tn. singers
than In any other city because the theatre and
and whatever the winds on the lake front may
be. II is not necessary Tor them, to venture
out OF the temperature OF the hotel.
There are at least two clocks In New York
from which the citizens expect good behavior:
yet on one day last week both acted with such
ecccntr city that they were useless. The clock
In front OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel "a usually
looked upon as the authority for the time OF
dnv In that region. Some ~ its vagar 90 In the
past have lessened tho confidence Of the public
in It to certain extent. but 1t has no rival In Its
Immediate vicinity. How little II appreciates
its responsibility was shown last week when it
was shockingly inaccurate by a matter OF two
or three hours; In fact, u was so much out OF
the way that nobody could bo deceived A. i'm
Church clock. WHOSE eccentricities freauantly
s ststract public attention last , week one o!
to rely on IT, There used to he a time" said
p"ce. when New Yorssr S diS mot f Hee 'Is to
able I" mi ou' he time Of dsv BY looking ' a, a
clock In some shor o" window or at some street
tho things IN New Yort thnt DO not Increase ss
the mum Der ~ clocks. Much worse Ia the np-
Gsslss n s" tos at e s
street and Broahwny bas been unh,ushingly
wrong for tho past two weeks and nobody
f,,t lpt . trhi 10 ~
Such indirersn nee "a his has made a watch
more necessary for New Workers than II used
TO be-"
Admiral Dewey had nm opportunity at the
theatre on Monday nirht TO exhibit his tnct.
and he did It in way that was interesting to
the spectators near enough his box to observe
| the little comedy going on inside. During one
| OF the intermissions a young man and young
woman rose from their ST. ats In the audience
and walked to the Admiral's box. The young
woman evidently knew the Admiral who got
NJ from his chair when he saw her at tho en-
trance 10 the box. and he came forward to meet
her. She introduced her friend. and tho three
chatted together pleasantly for a moment. It
| was the evident desire OF the young people
to meet Mrs. Dewey. however. and they
peSred with interest through the brass
ia, " u %fs sa,sP and aF whia ss
thlkeu pehshnty h MS NcVuh ntancoe, ne
| stood In n way that effectively barred any body
from entering, 80 after brief conversation
! young reopa returned to their places. The
Admiral had nothing to complain OF from the
| conduct OF the audience on Mon 'ay Its treat
ment OF him was respectful and .slf-con-
tanned. After he had risen from his seat In the
box and bowed to the spectators who rrcoR-
nized him. there was no further interruption
| To the quiet enjoyment OF the evening. He was
allowed To watch the pny just Ike the rest Of
the, audience. II he had come through the
main entrance ut the close Of the play instead
Of leaving by the side door he world have met
with the same consldernte treatment, a. only
few street urchins were waiting 10 make q
demonstration when he left.
Another chophouse has disappeared. 1t had
more right to the name than the majority OF
the establishments at present described In
that way. 1t stood for many years In the same
place and made an attempt to provide In a
traditional way the kind Of dishes that arc Gus
| tomarily associated with chophouses. Estab-
lishments like It are the result OF growth and
nsln "a