The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
LIVE ToPIcs AMOUR TowN.

One street which has recently changed COM
pletely In character shows one important re-
spect In which comm ercla architecture has
made notable advance. number OF resi-
! dences have been transformed into shops. but
not In accordance with the CUSTOMARY fashion
OF merely removing the stone work on the lower
stories and putting in plate glass. Every one
Of these new shops has been arranged in accord
with some distinctive style OF architecture. One
, Ia old English. another is German and to every
one OF the establishments has been given some
characteristic touch which makes II dinerent
seems TO be the inevitable transition from a
residential thoroughfare to one devoted 70 busl,
n1 sSmS !, n6.p srs.s New Yoa
%onoto ne q IS ss %sss tSaa to-day Al.
tSSG ths Yofers SfS
back to the DAY. Of the Old brcwns,one fronts"
were not so bad after all. They were at least
characteristic OF the city in the, way that the
oss S Gtefs houses
teristic Of the city but the same thing is not
tr ,ns Of ,he newer bpdinsss put up here All
examples OF nearly every kind Of house
mann fTfSr ho ass.n seemed Ha'a agreeable
povelty after the monotony OF the brownstone
snoash un Began snS there woa
70 which ,he architects turned II all n these
made by men Of experience New York would
qualities in It's domestic architecture. But the
search Tor something new became too nerce.
sacked that o some m's' sty 81 ghIch would make
new block might be found. or at all events sue-
gTsss s by something that had gone before
on some OF the uptown streets. and think
TIER, re- has already been e reaction n favor OF
same subdued character"
! An old story which was started by yellow
! journal five or six years ago to the effect that
Clara Louise Kellogg had been reduced from
wealth to poverty. and that she was forced to
live at very cheap table d'h6tes is still making
the rounds OF tho country papers despite the
fact that It was promptly exposed as fake. It
Is picturesque bit OF fiction and In It's travels
| II has gathered clrcumstantial details. Miss
Kellogg. or Mrs. Carl Strakosch as she
Is now. occasionally visited u little table
d'hote restaurant In the lower part Of
New York for certain dish which
was served there. The originator OF the pov.
concluding that she was dining at cheap table
d'hote Tor the same reason TINT he was. he
%ns hsS Rss 81 ne an T npal
mcnt In New York aud she received offers Of
assistance from admirers all over the United
her wel-meeninR friends that her wealth had
not taken wings and that she was In no need OF
i som mas r pSsn ,ns nsF
Conn. and IS the story Of her reduced circum.
4 TSs , r to vss s s sss ssa 5s S%
q good deal % her summer to her garden. and
aHyIing tSS TiP,sr she and her husband return
new old friendships.
The rumor that Charles Frohman Is the hus.
ha - !.
ularly every few weeks and is always smil-
inRly denied by the manager. who 10 amiable
but none the less decided about the matter.
The report struck town tho other night ac-
companied with 40 much corroborativo detail
that II created CONSERVATION In spite OF the
familiarity. Before Mr.. Frohman could be
found TO deny II, the rumor had travelled up
and down broadway One man, met a friend
!mSpationsd in The latest report on the So beet
they we're married. two s yssrs s' rend
lyn" That seemed definite. but was decidedly
Fortunately another friend Of the manager
same SnS into slEht and he wof told that the mar
E:d tan ss nS q G Tas
facts and the latest news on tho subject. Tie" Mse
lore NJ Frohman could be seen and an aythorl-
several stories lust as certain and de-
tailed They all seemed useless enough IL
view OF the denials that came 80 positively
from tho persons who were alone qualified TO
speak positively on the subject. The stories
that Mr. Frohman Is especially Interested in
Miss Adams come In all probability from hIs
care ip, putting her before the public in tho
most dignihed and advantageous fashion Rhe
has always been fortunate In this particular
70 much greater extent than any other actress
II Mr.. Frohman's control. But thole are other
than sentimental reasons for this. Miss Adams
stsr p SnI bss @ IN Msr career as
prosperity than any other sIngie perf"rme1
under his MANAGEMENT 10 his interest In her
tbSt Ground Il Il we're noe az az ush on
teresting to dwell on the matrimoniai nv.
po,hesis. '' y" WV ''''A'"''' ny
The crystal mazes which fourIshed In this
city and at Coney Island few years AGO we're
simple simple ss compared with tho in'ricsoes OF the
TO construct tho nav wni,Ing rooms .nS 20 ~.
,ha ,,a,,on 49,. - 'Noi.o anu w use
the station during the process has confused
the comma,srs and tried the patience of the
passengers from Incoming trains hnya reached