The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
IIvE ToPIcs ABOUT rOWM

| too sick TO sing and Miss Adams took her
place. There never was a time when change
OF caste entitled any holder OF tickets to get his
money back at the Opera House II the opera
announced be sung by persons who are COM
pctcnt or otherwise. it IL supposed that the
management has fulfilled its part Of the con-
tract. so money will not be refunded. although
tickets will usually be changed for any succeed
ing performance tho holder may select. In
Louisville recently n citizen brought suit against
the management Of the theatre becaus Nine.
Calves place was taken by Miss Adams and
won his suit. although the French .prlma
donna was i'll and unable to appear. But in
New York II has been accepted as the rule that
nobody shall ever have the price OF tickets re-
turned under such circumstances. II was coin-
cidence that on saturday the two pr ma donnas
were g ;v M 1n sbs va.
here Her departure for London several years
ago was the result Of disagreement In her
and was pursuing. her vocal studies only
with the idea Of ,cutivating beautiful
cidcd to settle In London. she followed him
there rather than continue her education with
oo hsT the
idea Of o professional career snggested itself to
her and she appeared. unlike most OF her
country women. in English opera. Later She
sang In German after few appearances in
Italy. Miss Adams. who received her musical
and had sung chiefly in the Riviera towns and
London before she came here. This season
she II TO be heard for the first time here in
German.
One jeweler had n customer for more than
$4,000 worth OF jewelry last week and the
articles had boon delivered. Three days after
ward when tho situation In Wall Street was at
its worst. the jeweller received n visit from his
patron requesting that all the articles be taken
back. Il do not know when l shall be able to
pay YOU" he said. 'or II shall ever be able to.
have been wiped out practically. and Il would
be ridiculous under the circumstances for me
to attempt to make such presents. After
the necessary amount OF polite protest
the jewelIer sent around for the ar
ticcs and added them once more TO his
stock. In another house orders amounting to
more than 100000 are said to have been can
cellod during the week preceding Christmas.
avenue Jeweller admitted that a number Of
his orders. had been cancelled and said that
this was directly the result OF the condition
IN Wall Street, but 1t has been a good year
in spite OF this recent setback" he said. and
done well. had one customer last week who
bought u Christmas present for himself TINT
was notable, II was a ruby, scarfpin. not
iuI lie I paid $1,000 and Y Il was was S only isir
price for IL. or course there were not many
scarfpins sold at that price. but the year was
a good one for US"
which was sold to u builder last Friday will
again revert to the use which first attracted at
tention to It half q century ago. A model tene-
ment ia to be erected on this site. The first
model tenements erected in New York were
built In 1851 by q Quaker at 81 and 80 Cherry
street. though the use to which these buildings
were afterwards put belied the philan-
throplc plans OF the man who con-
structed them. For many years they were
notorious In the records OF the police depart
meut and In the reports OF the Board OF
Health. The decline OF Cherry Hill as a de-
sirable residence neighborhood brought into
these model tenements tough class OF people
until finally they were recognized as the head
quarters OF the Swamp Angel gang. They
were the worst pest holes in New York during
the cholera. and 1t was dull week when some
OF the tenants of these buildings did not
ditons in these buildings became 50 lad that
the Board Of Health closed them in 1896. Two
years later r. Fultch' Cutting leased them for a
term OF years and reconstructed them. so far as
he was able. After his lease expired he gave
them up aud four years ago they were torn
under the big sewer were assumed to be evil
dences OF crimes committed years before.
Double alley was on the one side OF them,
single alley on the other. and Paradise alley in
the rear.
The Charity Organization Society has very
comprehensive records OF many professional
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beggars and Just at this time OF the year It Is
no small part Of the Socety's work to warn
auainst them nsonla n whom thev NAV ANIMAL
"'S ~ pe'e,o W ""o'u ''o' n'a' appo"'
Tor ala. Many OF these trauds are very respec-
table in appearance and several OF them who
have cIvan tho socIetv trouhle mas "a ninIa-
NJ $3.50 ,ne e., 200, ~ 100
warning against a woman who sends clever
begging letters signed variousy Mary Mccain.
Dunn and Fox. She usually says that she was
at some time In the employ OF the
people she addresses and she tells very
clrcumstantial story OF her distress and the
circumstances which reduced her to IT, She
describes the illness OF her husband and winds
up with the usual story about being behind In
her rent and having TO 90 Into the street I'M
less she can get money. Long practice has
giver her skill In wording these letters. and
apparently she makes them support her. The
Charity Society has exposed her each year. but
that does not prevent her from swndling.
The holiday season Is harvest time for these
| frauds. Another professional bepgar who
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