The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-01
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has been found to possess other uses than
toutlug for gambling resorts in the Riviera and
booming various Swiss spas. An American
abroad took advantage OF this journals eccen-
tricities and kept his wife informed OF his
movements by cable without expense to him
self. The paper advertises that 1t will tele-
graph to New York the name OF any American
registered at it's Paris office. He selected NIFTY
names at random and developed them into
code. which may be understood from the fol-
lowing examples OF his system:
JAMES BEVERLY Boston:
Arrived safely yesterday; was not seasick. Reg
lister from New York is Il was ill'J
CONRAD BREWSTER. Philadelphia;
Address me at Hotel Continental New York, Grand
Hotel Boston. Hotel Binda; Baltimore. care Of Con.
sui General.
HAERY MARKs JAMIsoN, Chicago.
Have executed all orderr. ami drawn on you for
commissions. III Marks emitted: 81 Have completed
work. but have not drawn for money!
THOMAS BARTLETT POWERS, Mobile:
Bail on French Line from HnVrc tomorrow: shall
be delighted to get back to wife and babies.
He was able to communicate with his en-
poyers and keep them informed concerning
his business with equal economy. used this
e NOT re s,s f s%
ton. I'd ask some friend. nsa personal favor.
to register the name gave hiGl on card. No.
] didn't have 70 tell untrnths Just said
register John Nintcrsinith. Boston, for moY
They'd always do It,"
Nine Melba has bought house In London
and will make her headquarters there noXt
winter. when she nlls the European engage
ments which are to occupy her time during the
coming season. She will sing 10 Russia ind
some OF the Austrian and German cities Nine.
Meba is Just now the most popular drawing
room singer in London and her vogue there is
likely to continue long enough to make It
worth her while to live permanently IN Eng.
land She formerly made her home In Paris.
where both Nine Calve and Nine. Eamcs hive
their houses. Nine. Sembrich's home Is in
Dresden. but. like the other singers. she spends
only few weeks Of every year there. Nine.
Melba' friends have recently been denying the
report that she made an attempt to be present
ed at court. but was informed that no divorced
woman could be received there. She has never
even sung at court and has enough influential
friends to be informed as to the poSs bility ot
her reception there without going to the length
OF seeking presentation only to lie refused.
The young Australian singernow finishing her
studies abroad under the patronage OF an Aus
tralian millionaire family is not Ada Crossley.
but Miss Schmidt, who has 80 far made 20
the oor'ess9r Of remarkable voice Her
eips ,h SHn nme Mrbas rst Teacher ' was
who heard her before She went to Nine. Mar
chest in Paris say that her EQUIPMENT wa;
sed g. her eT' studes s under N the teacher @
monty thought to he responstble for her de-
yelopment., Haddon Chambers. the dramatist.
Is another Australian who has been very sue
cesSsul In London: He presented to Nine.
Melba the manuscript Of his play The Tyran-
Of the last London season. The copy OF the
play which Mr.. Chambers gave to his country
Is the rst draft he made Enc Of it, It ,b Is
authors original memoranda and corrections.
Il saw novel form OF dealing with the down.
town lunch question the other day" said a
man who has struggled with the problem him
eet. and it certainly seemed to have some
advantages. A friend asked me to lunch with
him. without mentioning where We would 90.
and was surprised when he stopped IN front
Of an o!d-fashioned house that still stands
among the sky-scrapers around it. He had Il
key and we entered the room which had form
erly been the parlor Of the house. long oval
table was spread in the csntre OF it and another
was in the back room. The meal we had was
plain but delcousIy cooked. An apparatus OF
two shelves revoved on the table and that
enabled those who were in a hurry to wait on
themselves. Fresh dishes were brought VI
from time to time by an old negro woman. one
OF the two who did the cooking downstairs.
She was neat and tidy. like everything else
about the place. The contrast between the
simplicity OF this and the elaborate arrange
ment of the other lunching clubs down
town was striking but the purpose OF such an
Institution was as we'll filled by this associa-
ton as by the most pretentious l ever saw,
The food was Of the best quality. and the ser
vice was good enough for anybody to whom
French dishes and waters are not necessities
The cost OF the thing. ] learned. was less than
accommo dations would he in any but the
cheapest downtown restaurants
-Mr. Dooley' is going to get on the stage
after awhile with most OF the other popular
figures Of current literature. He seems little
less adapted to that m edium Of exposition than
most Of the others. but some OF his predeces-
sors have met with unexpected success
| Charles Frohmun met Mr.. Dooley's creator IN
London and asked him what he thought o!
writing play around his popular hero. Mr.
Dunno told him he had never thought OF Mr.
Dooley as the central figure Of q drama and did
not know that he could ever succeed IN max
| aged by that. but continued his discussion o!
| the possibility Of q play in which the wit and
wisdom OF the widely known lrishman should
form the principal attraction. Mr.. Dunno ad-
mitted that such drama mig hit be written. but
did not think he could ever do IL himself lie
was willing that any body else should do II aud
accepted on the spot the proposition Mr. Froh-
| form of large sheet which secured the stage
rights in Mr.. Dooley to the American manager
| whenever it 10 decided to put him into play.