The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-06
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form for a member OF Gov. Roosevelt's stan.
including a sword. could be purchased for
about $150..and this sum, by comparison with
the various s%artorial expense accounts OF Gov.
Morton's staff which'were published. sounds.
in the slang OF the day. like 30 cents. The
gold-laced Generals who, surroupGed Adlt.-
pensively uniformed men that ever helped a
G Go S1pSGd through hro III 3 1 banquet ,nSs az ana Iin zen IN n San-
eeral orders. BY adding a stripe or two Of lace
wherever he discovered an opportunity. The
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which cost as many thousands. and when the
warriors did appear, on parade the spectators
undoubtedly worth ell that Il cost AZ OF
Gov. Roosevelt's star officers. except four;
officers OF the National Guard.
party OF men and women who we're waiting
for a train at the Grand Central Station on
Monday morning attracted more attention
than wss agreeable to them because OF their
dress and the snowshoes which they carried.
The women wore short skirts with fur coats.
and'the men wore heavy kniokerbockers with
peajackets and fur caps. A pile OF snow
shoes beside them indicated the reason for
their dress. and the spectators wondered
where they we're going to Ind snow enough
during f%S the winter tT'' when one may. use snow:
shoes to advantage around New York. After
the big g 9gst9rm Of r seyer RAJ weeks IeSGs o ago "a a
night to attend the Schiey dinner found snow
started for home early on Sunday morning;
and after various delays on the Long IslanS
O'clock in the afternoon. No iireryman in
town would agree to carry him in a sleigh to
his home FIVE miles away; and he he's sta miiss out ut
piungine through the drifts he reached a farm;
house Completely tagged out, BY great good
as soon as the clnbman was rested he put
them on and skated home.
Nine. Lehman was not heard at a Sunday
concert In the METROPOLITAN until the last one.
and she then introduced ~atleast one innova-
ton that surprised tho audience even II 1t
| pleased at the same time. In spite OF the
great enthusiasm. Nine. lehman refused 10
sing again after the first number. She was
repeatedly recalled and she bowed amiably.
butt Yves perfectly evidentthat she had notthe
remotest idea Of singing again. After her
lehman stenped to the piano and before the
| accompanlst began she leaned forward and an
was audible ali over the house. sunday night
audiences usually spend their time during The
s snGsss .. T2sd sWo G Eeat II tse w or one is CIT Of Two So
Nine. IeRmann''s plan delighted them and
audience. it was a relief to know the name OF
the song. Another innovation was noticed ut
page wearing white satin hreeches and having
a shower OF powder on his hair appeared with
2 as silde sc5 m}fsie T ftSad m whiGh " was M Glao fian ne e
number lay luxurious!y. on It and its magnif-
ssnGe put the + rest pi of ths fGt n|Es5d f4r9 fbs p,f TO
stand. Was It a New Years git from IN ad-
more confused when for Nine. Lehmann's
song q large. substantial and wholly mnorna-
msnta do6 Gl1Ss w9 SS tbs stand gS1n was aT pnt ins9 tnf
supplied for NJ Pianron.
I've often wondered that dress suits should
be the only luNuries rented out. said the thin
man. when there are other garments for
which there would certainly be an equal de-
mand. | am sure that the man who let fur
coats would be able to make a good profit on
his original investment. For the private in
dividual. a fur coat is q luxury not always JUS
titled by its usefulness in view OF the amount
of money necessary to get one. 1t can be worn
for only a short time every winter. and It
is not worn. The mental wear ana tear made
necessary by watching it in restaurants Is
why he should not, be, able to hire a fuT coat
the money on the original investment in addi-
ton to the trouble Of keeping one and having
so mule opportunity TO wear IL. Inc man WHO
will let fur coats for a moderate period and at
a reasonable percentage OF their original value
will make money. and a NUMBER Of Young
bition."
Victor Maurel returned to Europe after his
last season In this country and wrote some Of
his impressions OF American life for the Paris
newspapers. He dwelt on some features of
our social life. such as the education Of young
girls. with which visiting baritones are not
supposed to be very familiar. But few phases
of American society seem to have escaped his
observation in spite OF the difficulty which he
must have experienced in combining his
studies with a rather brief and very busy sea-
son at the opera. NJ. Maurel has now printed
these Impressions along with some Of his
carrier studies under the title Ten Years OF
NY Career" The volume includes NJ. Maurels
studies on some OF the Verdi roles which he
created and other essays l.? musical matters.
NJ. Maurel always returns to the United States
with a new volume ready for distribution. and
course of publication he evidently intends 10
make further visits to this country, He was
Giovanni" last week and was thought until
Sunday that he, might not be able TO appear.
Mann mi ane and f"IrS II. FS salienac V We're Frt tRe only nisig n;rifn "a-
the scenes with NJ, Maurel did not remain
VI, Salignac also. became i'll on Saturday night
with a cold; and It seemed probable that he.
700. HIEHt rs ldlu ~. AS tNbIN SouN III VIC
opera house was sold and IL would have been
difficult TO find another singer, TO take, NJ.
Maurel's place. his Illness would have made 1t
necessary to change the bill. In that case a
large sum would have been refunded TO the
audience. But the profits Of the evening were
not SO great as, might have been supposed
the principals alone amounted to more than
$4,000.
One Of the habits commonly attributed TO
Americans by foreign visitors was held by
popular tradition to be confined TO this coun.
try. That was the practice Of eating rapidly.
and to this day foreign criticisms OF this coun-
try contain references to this Yankee habit"
"As a matter Of fact" said an Englishman
who is about to return to his own country. the
Americans do not eat more RAPIDLY than any
other people save. possibly, the French. Com
pared to the rapidity with which Germans
eat they are. deliberation itself. One thing
which leads foreigners to this impression a.
the superficial signs Of fast eating. that one
sees about the streets. I was astonished my
no~uncement Quick Lunch II was not good
or clean or cheap lunch to which the adyer-
tiSemnnL nallel attention. but ouick lunch.