The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-01
LIVE ropIcs ABoUr TOWN.

| dressed woman who epends an nour or TWO
nearly every evening acauantinG herself with
the news OF the day. Her dress Is poor al
though rather neat. Nobody would ever sup
poso from her appearance that she was so
deeply interested In the events OF the day az
her devotion TO the newspapers would
Indicate. On the other hand she would
| never be taken 10 be an adept mem
Selonss. ON nf tho p1blIc highways. seated IN
corners Of the elevated roni steps or immov-
t to The general D public as blind bcssar with
nothing between her and starvation but few
late psnef this @ Win ss
TO pass her evenings copten,edly studying his.
seen at various points about the city, although
rarely is she to be found below Fourteenth
o'clock at night in the exercise OF her business.
She begins her reading at that hour.
The young men who have gone into the flower
business as q variation from real estate. haber-
| dashery and the two or three other occupations
| which particularly appeal to young men OF
| position and means, are thought to have
| greater chance OF success than the others.
| They are almost certain to find clients immedi-
ately among their friends. THE easiest thing
about the business" said n man who went into
haberdashery instead OF flowers. rs that fell
| low Ia never likely to lose customer after he
| luHueu MIN, OF iuDEo pIVOupit IL
the work Is dono fairly well. he is certain
to hold on to those customers as long as he 10
in tho business. II he decorates Mrs. Smiths
| rooms and she likes them. there need never
Sm Ike % them Il VIII 6s su
whom shS has called r. He is likely 70 be 20
have her Young friend call and realize realize that he
| man doesn't like the shirts l make him.
he doesn't come hack , ana / to. do .s
f from my stor" and go Somewhere else He Is
perfectly willing to meet me at the club because
ali The shirt patterns in tho store, and even Il
his did come from another place I am not
to ihS snd oE hss
once employed any OF the society florists II
be yRs 70 b se TO haze S,d PIN
these chaps get hold Of a customer they are
| likely to keep her.
It Is an undlsputed feature OF New York
orera seasons that II is the personality OF
tho artist rather than the opera sung which
intorests the public. although Now Yorks
taste IN music is shown by It's liking only
the best operas. This year there arc indl-
cations that the question OF personality 10
not quito so important as II might be. Sub
scriptions for the fifteen weeks OF opera at
the METROPOLITAN are already larger than
ever before. More than $3.50 900 has already
been paid In for tickets, and tho only
seats to DO had now at the metropolitan
are In tho last row OF the or
chestra circle. Cheaper seats In the other
parts Of the house are as difficult to get. This
unusual subscription comes In year which,
according TO official announcements-will he
without the co3peIation OF one OF the most
absence has not had the effect OF chilling the
public enthuslasIn; snbscribers know from
GiIi,y. ave an equally remarEabie series Q,
periormsness and they are wiling TO- pay their Y
In recent evGs .H' New s' Yof
w Sns, not po. be here knows go far now tssss
It ever was. SO far as great names go the year
will be IA brilliant az eyer The absencs OF
encg, Tor probably underi no cITcunstaaces
could the subscriptions have been larger Very
lie and this is Just as true Of music as Of other
leids. There were psssim,stie ,propheeie:
s Wagner sT9 S.'S s6nd S
heard again In New York as they wero in his
more brilliant than any ever sysn before
tho public demand for them was greater,
that may never be reproduced with the present
supply OF conductors. but tho operas with
bsn .v s features 81 New YorS musenl liz oro
Tho vagarIos Of IA, builders are sometimes
incomprehensibls to the uninformed layman.
who wonders why kitchen should bo made to
open Into din!ng-room when Il could quite as
we'll be somewhere else. or why hot water ar q
heat are not considered important enough to
be supplied. although the trouble o. such an
addition would have been slight These mys-
teries are known to the fiat builder alone. and.
as he never gets chance TO explain. In
formation on the subject IL lacking. An
applicant at on uptown real estate once
tho other day encountered some con.
more remarkable than any he had ever seen be.
fore. Tho agent admitted that this particular
house Was unique IN IT'S , s S1 SeG4n
bic attractive looking house; the apartments
to rent n 4 we're moderate in price, and i was
agent that tho reason for this became evident.
In answer 70 an inquiry the agent said there
bs ,S1 81. SSidhs and
There was no further excuse for the absence
care rel to put them in It Was III. same way with
tho bathtubs On the Ave stories IN the house
mot Il Be sslnns 10 hs
pr"pertSy the sGcpss snd to which mSsf nrp
son why they should not BIO IN the house be.
them in. Such deficiencies, In q house that
} hcnsibic. Blu, that a Sadins situated IN a
good neghborhood md apparently n first class
apartment house should not have tho two
features probably most necessary e the com.
not hotel. and a kitchen could not he dis.
pensed with on the ground that n restaurant
took its place. II was wonderful illnstrat! on
Of the great demand for easily accessible loca-
tons in New York that tho rooms were ever
rented.
Miss Elsie De Wolfe wants part OF Central
Park set aside for tho pet dogs that they may
be able to get there the exercise and freedom
which are denied them at present. This part
OF the Park Ia not TO be reserved exclusively for
Miss Do Wolfs's own bull terrier. arlstocratic
and deserving though he Is. but will be open
10 oil pet dogs whose owners feel that they
need fresh air and relaxation. Undoubtedly
the lot OF the city dog is not pleasant one, and
there are other hardshIps TO be endured be-
yond the necessity Of always going abroad
with leash. 1t Is not. however. only tho
city dog that suffers. His owner Is likely
to bear some share OF his discomfort. The
amount OF exercise necessary TO tho
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