The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-05
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oHeIb uTebblnR LOT men IL not lkely 10 unu
many imitators even with the recommends
ton urged for this novelty that II 10 especially
appropriate to wear In hammock. This point
In its favor might be extended to the occasions
In winter on which men in evening dress wear
pumps. Opportunities TO display the bangle
might be just as frequent then In drawing
rooms. although the spectators would neces-
sarily be limited to n much smaller number
Even by frightening the season OF this fashion
II will probably be confined In the future to the
pioneer bravo enough to introduce IL.
Americans have never taken kindly to tho
fashion OF wearing bangle on the wrist
although 1t has been popular for years
In Europe and 10 quite as much affected
IN England as on the Continent The Emperor
OF Germany Is OF course the most ilustrious
adherent to the style and has for some time
stances the husbands bracelet IL supposed to
abroad. there has been no increase in the num-
her Of men here courageous enough to wear
known to the public that have been wearing
bangles sinoo they first cam into vogue abroad
f sssD mo ldto e. to that list hay:
made usually q heavy gold LINKS, ar. little
grams or other mSffEinsss ga ar. made. abroad broad
hand but here thsr weSrer" "'t are e' eontsns
to have them made in a size that keeps
sleeve, The ankle bracelet seems no more
likely to be initiated than anothur fashion In
t nSn,asri n by the same young man. He vas
hair. He was dressed up for private the atrica ls
or somethng OF the kind. but il was thought
that he might mean that style. also. to be
taken seriously.
Mrs. Isabel Strong is to be a figure on the
lecture platform this winter She will deliver
lectures on Robert Louis stevensons life in
Samoa. She was n step daughter OF the author
and lived in his household Tor nine years. She
learned the native language in order to write
letters to the chiefs for Mr. Stevenson. who
Mrs. Strong lived in the tropics for some years
an, and is a woman Of rather striking personalap-
e1on DARK she ooE. tS Ike sSr Amen
lean. She has herself written great deal on
nS fnoe9e 81 sHs pocs
Maaa ars an strong viii not eoms to the
from literary life She has spoken often In
public and proved her ability in that direction.
The cab service organized for the Empire
Theatre has been put into operation. but the
weather conditions have not yet been favor
able to a full test OF 1t. Unlike most out-of-
door experiments. the worse the weather Ia the
more useful will this new undertaking prove
to the persons who patronize It. It was indeed
to prevent the eXtortions OF cab-drivers on
stormy nights that the system was organized.
In the future five theatres will offer this con-
venience to patrons. Payment is mnds at the
box office when the vehicle is ordered. and the
applicant receives a ticket bearing his name.
and the theatre agrees to have a carriage OF
the kind desired at tho door when the play 10
over. These tickets are also numbered. so
confusion cannot arise owing to u multiplicity
OF Joness or Smiths The city has
been divided into districts and the
scale OF prices is determined in that way. In
and All tSSr srses frem hs
East River to the Hudson in the second is in
Guided the area from FTty-ninth 70 Sev:pty;;
second to EiRhty-sixth street. and from Tenth
between EiGhty-sixth and Tooth streets, and
between Houston. FRANKLIN. Catharine and
erpory and 6h Streets and
from franklin. Leonard and Catharine streets
to the Battery. The prices for hanson or four
wheel cabs. carrying one or two persons to these
sp4 = Pns s ST. TS... n9 Dfss.
Jersey tity and ipSoEsn:, II order that every
ST is made Tor my s;op-ever for supper. The
management does not, Of course. maintain its
but has an agreement with one Of the princi-
pal cab companies, which holds its vehicles in
readiness Tor Calls from tneSo tneatTek.
This will be remembered as n summer that
brought more mosquitoes to New York than
any other during recent years. There has been
complaint since tho middle OF July. and it has
not been confined to jewellers in those some-
what vague regions known as the mosquito
belts. The origin OF the theory that certain
streets separated by regular intervals are more
subject to vis.tntions from mosquitoes than
to Had tn, hut To fra-
Quentlv heard. Itholds that residents OF GER
tain streets. from one side OF the city to the
other, are liable to visitations from mosquitoes
while their neiGhhors only few blocks to the
north and south OF them. are never troub
The lik cliest explanation Of this fiction Is THAT
1t represents. in metropolitan form. the familiar
statement OF the suburban resident who
never suffers from the nuisance himself. al
though The families on both sides Of him do.
confined 10 no such limits. The mosquitoes
have been heard OF in every quarter Local
PLANTATION for their presence building in the
neGhhorhood or vines In the houses were
nomr-hed where there was no such fsvo Ing
condition. One man. who wanted a good
nights rest went 10 hotsl. being convinced
that the street torn up in front OF his residence
lie asked for room above the mosquito level.
complaints OF them from every guest that
came near me. They suffered on tho sixth
floor and on the second" The man returned
to his home but took the precaution to buy
mosquito net first.
II am glad to SEQ that It is no longer
necessary" said man who has lived abroad
long enough to lose his taste for ice. TO drink
mineral waters at the drugstore fountains
| that are 40 nearly frozen as to lose all taste.
| Vichy. settler or soda. it has always been tho
same. They are so cold that they retain no