The sun., 1899-08-24
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

and acquired there the knowledge and expert
ence shown In his naval scenes. St Louis Is his
birthplace. and after he gave up all idea OF q
career in the Navy and became connected with
magazine. he married young woman Of
means In that city. After this, Mr.. Churchill
was able to crafty his ambition to become q
novelist without the necessity OF continuing in
harness at the same time, although he was
able to take his time in writing the two novels
which attracted attention to him so promptly,
he nevertheless worked with persistence and
deavor. While living in 1T Louis. he hired
rooms In an ONCE building and went there
dq way IN
to acquire the knowledge, necessary, for his
conscientious as II he had been n historian.
He lives now with his wife and child In house
on the Connecticut River, which is SAID to have
been the result OF the first profits from his
literary work.
The average hotel has no objection to the
use OF Its stationery and the facilities OF its
writing rooms by strangers who have no claim
on the hospitality OF the establishment. The
signs announcing that these rooms are re-
served exclusively for the use OF the guests OF
the hotel are only an effort to keep down the
number that might otherwise take advantage
Of them. Ono hotel recently decided that
its circle OF visitors who came exclusively
for the purpose OF carrying OH their corre-
spondence had grown too large. and measures
were taken to limit it. The writing room had
been an apartment capable OF receiving ten to
fifteen who could write around large table in
It's centre. One day. without notice, this was
transformed into a dining room and the writ
ing materials moved to an apartment OF n size
which allowed only four persons at a time to
bo seated. 1t was only a short distance from
the Office and in plain view OF the clerks and q
number Of persons in that hotel The number
OF men with correspondence to attend to de-
creased with astonishing rnpidity. Formerly
II was difficult to find seat In tho larger room:
tons. the persons who really wanted to write
letters were usually able to do It, The demand
for stationery within few days after the
change became less than quarter OF what 1t
had been.
1t was not with the idea OF saving money In
ths hots BECAUSE That not ave
matter in the annual expend lures OF big
esta6ltshment sst II was to break R up the regular
write their letters Just rs they would have gone
TO their clubs II they ,Tere,a sort OF men who
were not by any means a 9ssrab class OF
patrons; Some OF them SO lar imposed ON the
sS9a to says
ever been guests Of the hotel or taken meal in
T. There was a wonderful ireemasSnry among
which had not been used. They were accus-
Ids anG o2Sss
that some OF their associates could hnd them
when they came. The four seats are plenty to
accommodate all OF our regular patrons who
want to use the writing room. Formerly three
times as many were crowded always That
shows to what an extent the patrons OF the
hotel use the writing room in comparison to
outsiders"
The engrossing enthusiasm over golf shows
itself cOn aly n ona II n II rtar
Commuters formerly accustomed to their reg
ular game OF cards to and from the city. have
begun to neglect that for the mere pleasure OF
talking about their game on the train. One
line. which always had its group OF card play
ers. has for the past six months given up tho
former preparations mace for their comfort.
Nobody eyinced any desire TO play and the dis
cussion OF what they'd accomplished the day
before at the links afforded them far more
amusement than whist or hearts. Whether
Of sun, mer T interest. it viii fake another winter
to tell, but at present and ever since the
totally neglected. In spite Of the ridicule, and
occasional serious protests against the all-ab-
absorbing discussion OF the game. 1t continued
on every train and ferry to the exclusion OF
many other topics.
Nine. Sibyl Sanderson Terry has recently
been one OF the most interesting members OF
the American colony at Aix-les- -Bains. where
she has been taking the cure She is said to
be much improved In health. and confirmation
OF this good news might be found In her prom
ise to sing there for the benefit OF local char
ity. This will be Nine. Terry's first appear
ance in public since her marriage. and is not
likely to ioreshadow any intention OF perma-
nant return to the operate stage. as the Amerl-
can singer has announced her retirement as
final. in spite OF the somewhat complicated
condition OF her late husbands affairs He
certainly left very. much less than was OK
Mime, Terry will not be as. rich as her
friends thought she would. Her own
r Ssr nd no Se s91 pSs
ground for wonder that nothing should remain
singer Mme Terry's stepdaughter is with her
and there Is sai to exist between them deep
attachment: The Cuban estates owned by her
home. in which Nine Terry and her nus band
xor Of T less ea expensive pei s ostab.hment Nine.
Terrys recovery is said to be much more COM
plete than her physician ever hoped.
Visiting English literary men rarely lack
evidences Of appreciation In this country. II
they lecture or merely come here for reorea-
tion. they are likely to receive unmistakable
siRns OF the good will In which they are held.
1t has remained for Israel Zangwill to
be the su bject OF a more complimentary atten-
tion than Barrie. Conan Doyle. Hone. or any
other English novelist OF the day ever received.
A Fifth avenue jeweler has put into her win
dow a group Of bronze busts OF this writer and
they occupy all available space to the ex-
cusion of the usual stock OF Jewclry that
adorns the place usually. Anybody who de-
sres to possess a counterfeit prCsentiment OF
Mr.. ZanRwill can obtain 1t for a small sum.
Such an honor has never before been paid to
any English novelist here. Even Anthony
Hope. who was the most popular with the
matinee girls. escaped such an honor and his
features were certainly as decorative as Mr..
ZanGwill's. Indeed there Is no renson to be-
lieve that he was selected for this attention ON
account OF any physical pre-eminence, and for
that reason. he has reason to feel IN ore than
hattered at finding himself In the shop window
and In bronze. moreover.
I'm little upset to-day" said the nervous
man as he took his seat at tho lunch table.
"and it is oil tho result Of tho curious circum-
stances attending tho way in which ate break
fast. My table was by window Of the res
taurant that looked out on Broadway. BY the
side OF the cable car trucks q number Of work
men wero busy on ditch. Every time a car
passed they had to stop work and duck to let
the car go over them. or lean against the side
OF tho ditch. As the first car approached the
ditch. after / had sat down. the gripman
shouted to the workmen. One OF these who
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