The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-04
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.


thelr usual plan. A few weeks ago man
rushed into Fifth avenue restaurant Iust at
the luncheon hour. when the place was crowd
ed and the cashier occupied In making change
anu writing out the accounts OF the custom
ers The man had a check for about $40 in
tbs ny woman IN business NEXT door to
y yn r wiIl oa,h Miss wants to know II
SAID, she Is waiting to pay cabman," The
eheck bore every appearance OF Eenunencss.
the woman was well KIN own To- the cashier and
81 the messenger got the money. In due time
the cashier d discovered that he hn been duped.
j tTo checks have sinc. heen presented With
nave nave come when the business OF the place was
az It's height but they were not brought under
stranger who presented them. Another res.
taurant PROPRIETOR cashed a check bearing the
business 1t arrived at the dinner hour. and
me Endorsement had every appearance Of au-
t1nentieity; The amount was less than $50.
IL was forgery like the others.
The case OF the actress who became insane
from reading novel and thought that she had
got mixed up with It's characters suggests q
line OF fearful possibilities for the ingenuity OF
tho press agent. who must be very active at
this season to prove his value. Summer is by
oil the recognized rules OF press agents chiefly
sacred to the aquatic exploits OF their en-
ployers. 1t Is the time when sharks attack
their bathing clients or show their fms In dan
moter Of publicity hired by n variety actress
once employed a devilnsh in her behalf: but
she was SERPENT ne dancer and it required
som sthing out OF the ordinary to provoke pub
lie interest In her encounters. One thing is
sons work No police oi>"ers viii he he I'm In
his rounds may be called in for the sake OF
adding corroboratve detail to a weak case :
h' o nse of shs %ss 5t will ads 90
f6roash Central rsrE lie rsJsyd t" Hromp 5he
gent rules on matters that are yitaly impor-
W ,ant 70 i the manHgert OF music halls II was
sdd w sEbdi the BY
the mistake was due 10 the French dancers
Ignorance OF English which led her to think It
the carriage. 10 press agent ever worked 40
hard TO gain publicity as tho unfortunate VIZ
tim OF nademoiselle's poor knowledge OF the
language did to eliminate the police officer.
sad-faced man with ron-gr hair and q
tired manner walked into a hotel yesterday
evening. bowed To- the clerk who greeted him
by name. and took the key held out to him.
"High?" he asked. TOP" answered the clerk
with smile. The man wrote his name in the
register and followed it with that OF a popular
summer town near New York. AS no walked
to the elevator, the clerk turned to a man lean
ing on the counter so long as the Fourth OF
July continues to be cee brated and that man
lives" he said. this hotel will never he without
one guest on the national holiday. While
everybody else is hurrying out of town. he Is
making his way for this hotel from his country
place. He Ewes near n small town which has
try house district. lie s'the father Of several
children and man OF wealth. But he suffers
from norveS The Fourth OF July Is too much
Tor them He SAYS that ths Fireworks get into
working order twentyiour hours ahead OF
time in the country and he cannot stand tho
nervous wenr and tear. Nor does he want to
interfere, with tho pleasure OF people who like
TO hear the noise and smell the powder. SO he
t has come ne, here on TINS day every summer for
Moor where he can hear nothing and passed the
night and day as quietly as if II we're not the
brating."
Lon, IA p. - 49, .,,
much Of Tnr,ish socistv "s u. ho', t, I ta as
during tho ONION se.son viii tho o,rl,o,,o,,
-, o,,r 80, IT., 10 .,, ny 80 M
oi coon soh2s Which ne carried PACK with him
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leon ,rtroduo.d =, = oiroi. 49,, - , .,'"'
hl,. rayor bare oth.r,viso-. NJ I,o p.''-
ia an Admirable mimic 40 onrhoayrhoh.,hn b.,
,ha ,ortrno o, ho.r H., 49, ,.,, M . '
its 70 Nav yort n,usio h,iIs h.,o a,,a, 100,
tvras IN bis coII.,tio, With ora ,,,,,ia.a,alIn
40 t,ithfuIIv has no no,ioaa ar,5 ,.a."' NV
n,ou,,,ri,i.s o,,ha s,no.rs H. Ir,,,.ap, 20 '-o
r.u.tnowr .ir,ar - noaro ,. " Ino
fully :humC rous caricature Of the original anJ
he Is Iust as anus ing in his Reproductions OF
the, peculiarities OF sentimental baritone bal
ladist and the average English comic singer
IT is generally supposed that this humor is
chiefly confined to Edouard. as Jean Is uni.
Nersally more serious in manner and is In fact
nearly always grave in expression and de-
meanQr. But when Jean does start to amuse
himself and his friends, his skill AT It proves
how great his abilitiesasa mimic are. The strik.
ing peculi arity in walk or manner Of any per
son can be most dangerously indicated by tho
younger brother: but the rarer mimcry of tho
elder is more subtle in its EulnOr Nine lie
ResHke, who Is singer, was with her nus
band in London and Il said to he highly de-
lighted At his expressed decision not to return
here; There are several European cities In
which'he Is anxious to appear and If he does
remain abroad next winter. his season Of work
New York. He has now REACHED a state Of
he Tor hi n, ndnIps his MY IL possl-
in Berlin and Vienna. Thsrs. unless an nrtist
Is already known and popular. the fees are not
'''S'
The profits OF city boo,b'acks must 10 great
when for the privilege OF operating ten chairs
the agent OF new building thinks that $4,000
n year is not an excessive sum. Somebody
has estimated that every one OF the ten boot
blacks mpoyei would have IT, shnefO ira