The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-18
1--WE RonJos ABOUT TOWN.

senting to German audiences a singer whom
she greatly admires She has engaged Victor
Maurei for several song recitals to be given
next winter and has paid him the liberal terms
OF $500 a concert which for Berlin 10 quite
generous to singer who has never become pop
ular there. Nine. Lehman sang with M. Maui
rol in Berlin lsst fall. and appeared with him
later at the metropolitan. She became great
admir OF his art and wrote very enthusiastic
eally OF his performances mere to- the Berlin pa
rel had sde very little i'm preston in Berlin and
there ives no demand to hear him again. al
though NINE, Lehma9p was anxious that her
sSs on1 Ssns N a ff:msf HSs
ances In concsrt.' It is not likely that Nine.
Lehman will bs heard here next winter at the
even "hs das 9sS tp0f here s9
Frduleiu Ter9lne. with Nine; Nordca, win be
pected Of Fraulcin Ternine. and every return
Ing artist has only praise OF her wonderful per-
formancs in Germany.
This 10 tho season Of the gray felt hat. and no
article OF mans dress ever seemed more prov
alent. The question OF the trying qualities Of
such color A. pearl gray to persons OF certain
DOM ploxions plays no part in the selection o,
this hat. Evidently every man believes THAT he
can wear pearl gray hat whatever lis color
ing happens to be. The light hat and the red
neektie have been associated as twin
ybIch hsvs tbta war hssn ob.ervad in
Srsatsr nT nSmbsrs thar usual. In '' the
soM ~. nSts Sn IRE 2o ,bs Prin 10 sai1 ~
W,s nay %, ne ,ashon w,o ir an Oh
y,veS yith ane pnbiiefty ts,s summer Tbere
sN GU VIII ILL.,. pus sel, ~. M e.n hrown Sas
bianE r,TelY ar,y IN its vor,;ss shades las
sonquered completely. The Modification Of a
BLACK 6and an eiioratee Lor sons the trying
,ISer 4 nscesssrv 10 MAKE mi, aoaoessiop Is
small.
p-o.a ,,o,, rv.ntv-.h,,d .,r,o. -, %
r,,-.a,ond .. nov 40 t,ii ~ neo,I. er.rx
aysn,no from 2 o'clock 10 II a. IL IA at 1
o,,,o,k Il, N. ,,.ornoon nh. rro., ,,.ior,,x
q, the nersons 70 ba seen there como from
.. .ne peon " s1en tnetp oUI'e ' atan
here until altar the Dewey celebration. New
yorL ar, Avn rstnn,ns .,r,ier thar u,ual for
the papsSes And tho crowded oonsit, ditto, o.,
the hotels Ia largely duo to their presence
Thoso Who arc not going 70 one, th.ir
houses are contributing TO the prosperity
OF the hotels. About this prosperity there
am ha M o,o.tion o,a Fifth avanra bonsa
so r9om rr nas can ssns SIs
tne oongestl9n IN the noIeih is ne CARY return
sprIne from ths lat OF 0otoher Now they
are ANXIOUS to get back earlier into apartm ents
4coupleu teHp9ernJ Wy Rues'sL VINO Iehuse 70
have 10 sooommo dats their permanent and
transient guests at the same time. and az the
sum mer BUSINESS o! {ne average re" horS
NOT an easy problem One hotel proprietor
told Sun reporter yesterday that his business
iaet vas I'M. EmIce ,, ~ i've Nh IL hau
Golf players here began to wear long trousers
instead OF knickerbockers before the custom
was introduced In England. although tho new
81 ia
eether On the courses nowadays the mum Der
OF men dressed in both fashions 10 likely 70 be
sho,ttho .,ma The nnnro,oh n, oold ve.tber
,,, 'nH -. ,s y, 49,
stvs wsv to Ion9 trousers for rolf "a.
main: tS b In tn. early tsJ' o.
tss sv spopsr dIs. For II Ions
Fsa .ls:a p;.es ssns. saa az, az
Z Rnisf.SboSGfs Ss Esfs not a nSmy .n,E.aehSd d
@sa dress Is Ssy are ,a FsP A. are
%epshs for then sn the %9rf ans Of ssSs
nronTiata costnTe Tor warm weaker was noTer
devised.
Th..trte,l uan.s.rs M all parts o, the ooun.
..Iiah,ss ~ ,h, nrosr s ", - 80 M 49,
isss to be most prosperous season. There
WAS little enough to COMPLAIN OF last year
WHOM was great improvement oVer the pre-
cedinR season. Bat il 10 expected that the np-
nro.ohtng aiob, month. vii hra,r all raoo-d.
pr pr, etH"o w M e'o1
on the condition OF affairs here In New York
Receipts In the small towns have so far shown
q distinctly higher average than they did
a. this time last year. These figures have
como from places sufficiently far apart
to show that the seeming prosperity
was not due 30 merely local oondi-
tions Il 10 true that the fret impression
Of every dramatic season. is likely to be an OK
ttemey iaVoLsaD,e one fersons retprn 70 thS
nsrformnncss are Of a character 10 ofSer fhHm
any reward. 1t takes only a few weeks some
times TO exhaust mis- nrst annual display Of
hasa 'fust Hben the outiooE has sesmed
| most favorable there has come sudden
reduction In tns pnhnes anxiety to
kegin u rstmrp aornewb.t dlsorgantzeS
| to the city. This year the Indications
q Prosperity seem 10 be unmistakable.
Seams ear, b1i.be3 bevond Iouht ffbe no, Hiie
| has returned to the theatres with unusua zest
ana evidently found what Il wanted there.
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