The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-19
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together to the visiting noveliats who come IN
this country and satisfy an Interested public
as to their looks and manners William Dean
hoWells Ia to give long series OF lectures next
winter and will visit ost Of the large cities OF
the country discussing his theories on the
novel and other aspects OF his profession. The
result OF his public appearances will be inter-
estlnR. Few native authors OF his reputation
have made similar attempts here in recent
years. Even those who came from England.
read from their works and arrived here when
tno vogue OF one or two novels was fresh I'm
sns nstEia m isrd. were MT always markedly
as his principal subject and Iudicious adver-
Using made y possible for him to reneat sew
never have been heard "A second time witty ns
4 was. unless i had been sensationallv treateI
Dir. Watson Anthony Hone and RIchard Tc
Gallienne read from their own works with n
fhS e ygs seTrfs 81 pHpunr Neither
OF Mr.. lie Challenges hair attracted the public
to hear them Mr. Hope had q following Of
the Ienda heroes. and the great popularity OF
Beside tho Bonnie Hriar Bush" made DR.. Wat
sons sons tour about the most successful under
thRen mere in recent years. Mr.. Howells will
have the aid Of no recent novel to attract at
tenti2n 70 his platform appearances and it Is
tional Qualities. He will also suffer from the
aiS Oh, g OF being familiar native and
hand. probably no other writer could be ex.
pected to apneal so strongly to his own coun-
trymen and 1t will be interesting TO see II he
can attract the public IA successfully az some
OF the Englishmen have done.
Ono woman who has taken the place OF so
cial promoter" In summer hotel occupied
somewhat similar place under other elrcum-
stances before necessity compelled her to ac-
cent the opportunity to earn II moderate COM
pensation'for two months without very hard
labor. She had been active in her own social
circle in New York previously. and had enjoyed
that experience long enough to 1T her for even
the complicated questions that might come up
In summer hotel. 1t was with some hesta-
ton that she accented the place. necessary as
the compensat ton was. and when she did decide
10 was not without some argument with her
hesitated about doing such work" she said,
because thought 1t might appear undigni-
fled although 1t involved nothing more than
knowing ali the women in the hotel being 10.
lite to them. helping 10 organize germans and
Progressive enchre parties, and keeping tho
social life OF tho guests from tagging.
thought OF the career OF some women had
known; aud decided that what I had to do was
scale. These women did their work in Ing
land, where they live and Il did not seem df
' nre in rrnsp % mns rTG of them
the social career OF some Of their country
people. one took the Prince Of Wales to a coun-
and Is said to have got $4,000 for it. Another
sent all her most fashionable friends TO call on
the service Both Of them M aceomnisRea What
they wanted for the Americans in England,
and thor assistance was worth the money they
got. Another Introduced an American promoter
to some wealthy Englishmen on cOndIiiup that
she should get share Of the money invested.
She has made money in such transactions be-
fore. and il is known among her friends every
where that mart OF her income IL earned in
this way could not SEQ that there was more
cided 10 undertake the work. | saw nothing
to regret In the circumstance beyond the fact
that was not dealing with mllionairos and
nnanciers."
That 80 public spot as Thirty nth street.
only few stems from Sixth avenue. should
have been the scene OF an assault on man by
two negro women the other night caused no
surprse to persons familiar with the side
streets In that region. In the side streets on
both sides OF Sixth avenue. from Thirty. fifth
up to Bryant Park. there are incidents OF
nightly occurrence which escape the notice Of
the police. but which should have their atten-
ton, In one street an electric light was re-
cent Ky hung In 9rder TO eeVs sha the
hood ntolerable Many OF the houses in these
streets are cosed for the summer. 1t IL not
until midn light that these prowlers retire from
the avenues and then every circumstance Is
FREQUENT then and the attention of the police is
directed to the main thorouRhfares. Few
have The Of ,.r gh
teen accosted and before the imminent chas-
tisement had time to be inflicted, His adven-
Sixth Avenue. Ee might not have had time tornll
q policeman. II. like MANY others who have had
f% 81 81. he asd s
the Tenderloin are as safe at night as hey are
In the day time com pared with the difficulties
that pedestrians encounter frequently now in
the darkness Of tho side streets.
Persons who say that life IN the summer Is
pleasanter In tho city than anywhere else will
find comfort In the anomalous fact that tho
demand for fruit 10 more strenuous from the
suburban resident at this time Of the yea:
than from any one else. Tho professions Of
commuters moving toward ferries and rail-
road stations carrying their paper bags and
baskets Is one evidence of this demand This
small supUly rarely Nils the demand and the
damaged condition IN which the contributions
arrive. In spite Of all precautionG. Is discour-
aging. Al this season OF the year i'm portation
by express 10 a dangerous experiment.. and
Constant Wonder The eforts ' Of tho train
BOYS to provide for this deficiency have few
an1 S1ndreds out o Of the otv s' % S"rre
saying among the commuters that only the
men at the end Of tho line can AFFORD to buy
ut price az high rs the most extravagant city
fruIterer, would demand. Al every appear,
few stations are PASSED the price declines.
They are within the reaeh Of anybody who
wants them I'M. by the time the end q the line is
Jsctions than those based on the price, The
suburban residents struggle only half-heart;
to waiting until the local supply Is available.
The Spanish American war introduced kha-
III uniforms to this city but II did not indi-
cate the pronunciation Of khaki. and 1t has
been mrously called "cockey," 'caky" and
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