The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-10
LIVE TOPICS ABoUr rows.
1t 10 sometimes entertaining To learn fro

who are most closely acquainted with the
facts Of existence In New York in all its phases.
Tho wonder is how even the most observant
strangers with the freshness OF perception
that comes from unfamiliarity are able to dis
cover so much that does not exist. One re-
cent instance OF this faculty exhibited its Of
iects rs applied TO II study o. New Works.
greatest hotel.
Il was shown suites OF rooms writes this
observer. in the Waldorf. Astoria that cost
+ The same price. vine is $40 a bottle. and TO
~ a waiter with less than a one-spot brands
Guests who live up to that standard. of mag;
niilcence at the hotel must be few indeed and
The safe in the Waldorf. Astoria constantly
holds valuables belonging g the guests to the
was told Of a lady guest who sends down to
the office a. . O'Clock each morning n garter
studded with rearls That are insured for $40
oOo. The garter is ,put in the safe and re-
poses there until the next morning NJ 10.
,iit;, 2 detective restores it to Its place OF
One can learn some surprising things about
New York life; provided that 1t is studied from
long range. The longer the range the more
interesting the results are likely to be.
Miss Loretta Mooney created no profound
impression when she appeared in the New
York music halls in spite OF possessing an au-
thentic and impressive English title. She
Nhp NllINA ti'Ro w. iNhNtt i'lioiNO h1Cehah
and there were no grounds for disputing her
right to the title. The young woman proved
to be good looking, pert and vivacious. with
am pie evidences OF Irish ancestry in her lively
manner and in her looks and as capable as
many performers Of her kind. She soon
dropped out OF view. however. and nothing
was heard OF her until word came that she
had made a triumphant entry into English So
ciety. She is said to have been received with
cordially into her husbands. family, which,, In
tincti O1 some Snmeb beVss, v aH sm mrEnl n Woman Te q arS
she Is said. moreover. to have made a most "a
vorable impression on all who have met her In
society. Her looks. her manners. her stTle OF
dress have all heen praised in London. where
there is a traditional association between the
aristocracy. 1t is a little difficult. however.
Tor any American to, sympathiAe with ms
Journal: she quite confirms the accepted tru,
ism that American wives OF Englishmen are
always charming and very often beautiful"
One visiting foreigner has condemned in
terms OF unmixed depreciation the American
barber shop and the characteristic treatment
which follows the essential mart OF the bar
ber's lutles has filled this writer with anguish.
New Workers have grown to treasure the no:
towel episode in this treatment as one OF its
most welcome features. and those shops
which have not availed themselves Of this
rather new addition are looked upon as un-
progressive. DpStOu nuS ldken w tllc ueleuCS
OF the system to some extent and discusses
eloluently some Of its advantages. New York
is still behind the New England city in the
variety Of Injuries which commonly accom-
pany a shave. and one man who returned
from there last week describes a novelty IN
The hot towels. came as a matter Of, course.
and believing tina; they were 70 wind up the
operation. he took no notice OF the BARRIERS
learned what they we're when 3 stick Of men.
left tinglinG with the sensation Of aromatic
chill which the thiEg imparted This man
h;apptRed to be bald w and owed wed to FL th9 At e snma
Before he had time to protest the barber had
rubbed the f Ht nrd top s Of his head bead , gi,h on the
with such a combination Of confusing sensa-
tons that he could with difficulty stand on
barber shops will ever be transplanted to Now
York remains TO b. seem, Tho hot towel
i psp5s%sed Y Rere eo spd his tse lne. 9e i9ne1 70 Tas n may
towels which. when applied by a skil,ful opera
tor to the face OF an appreciattve subject. stop
short only OF mildly parboiline him. were a
valued Western institution long before they
they are held increases daily. The Boston
mepthol may some day become
One account OF Maude Adams's appearance
at the Empire said that her uncle. John Drew.
viewed her triumph from an orchestra seat.
The only erroneous detail OF the statement is
that Mr.. Drew is not Miss Adams's uncle. He
has a niece who is ais o An actress and a charm
ing specimen OF American girlhood. This is
Ethel Barrymore. and she was no further
that night from her.uncle than the distance OF
the orchestra chair noxt to his. So many
mistakes are made as to the date Of Miss
Adams first appearance here that 1t NAV be
worth while now that she has become so i'm
portant a personality to say that it was made
not in The Midnight Bell" at.the Biiou. but
in The paymaster' at the Star Theatre on
sent. II, = A Baltimore society actress"
by name.Mrs. .O'Sullivan Dimptel. was expect-
ed to lie the feature of that occasion. but Miss
was the woman most mentioned after the per-
formance, will the dcbutante with the inter
II was said at that time that she had been en-
gagged for the Lycerm Theatre: .ut It was IN
was a. that. time probably no more unpre-
day. as the adulation Of the public is said to
have made no impression on her natural sim
have made from the time she first became one
Of the popular American actresses, very Judi
clous NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have realized n for
tune at this early stage OF her career.
The substitution OF automobiles for the
stages running now on Fifth avenue..wlll come
none too soon II the attitude Of the public
toward those vehicles ia not merely tempo
rary. 1t Is certain tnat business is luSt now
languishing with them. Even during the
hours in which it was formerly impossible to
find room In them there is no difficulty in get
ting a place now. and they have in fact be-
come rather melancholy reminders nf the
popular means Of ..ravel which they at one
time were. With all their faults the pubic had
n preference for them which only the greatly
Increased facilities for travel on Sixth and
Madison avenues could overcome. 1t was
their com narrative eXclusiveness that kOpt
them 50 long in favor. as their passengers
we're generally residents OF the side streets
near the avenue. This quality disapneared a
little while ago. however. and little girls
struggling with big ~dressmakers' boxes which
the cable ears would not receive. strangers de-
elrous Of travelling up Fifth avenue at as little
expense as possible and children on their way
to and from school have constituted Il major
lty Of the passengers.
The transfer OF "A lot OF old wines from tho
Manhattan Club to The" Club for a financial
consideration. said to be $4,000, was not i'm
portant enough in itself to cause any furry In
the local wine market. but 1t was significant
as illustrating the practical application Of the
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