The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.


Painters. scuptors. decorators and those in
allied professions will make up its members
The new. club which may come into existence
next winter will be organized because there 10
at present none in the city that exists for them
aud they are divided now among several 9TH
ers not originally designed for their especial
use The Lotos. the Century. and the Players.
all include Il considerable number ~ artists in
association Of q more special character could
exist successfully. Tho promoters Of the
oy 6 T thSs sEs ns
as 1t Is necessary that everything about the
new undertaking should I've on a large scale.
nowadays. That 10 shown by the o@tlay Of a
wen'known club which has recently built n
new new home for itself In interest on its in
pends yearly S1OOOOO. 1t EMPLOYS a force OF
lI5servants, and i has been:estimated that an
Its expenses. Such figures as these are. Of
course to be met with only In clubs that ara
Conducted on the best possible basis; Never
snry for the success Of nearly every club now
adays. and under the circumstances hesita-
BILE. This state Of things also accounts for the
TACT that so many clubs never get beyond the
stage IN which they are thought of very
earnestly by.a few persons
Visitors to Manhattan Beach oil Saturda,
were surprised b see that all trace OF the
little railroad connecting the beach with other
parts OF Coney Island had. disappeared The
track 10 sunk In the sand as q result OF the win
ters storms and 1t was said at the beach that
no effort would be made to use the road. II
may not beseriously missed as It's traffic had
somewhat decreased during recent seasons
Some visitors to Manhattan Beach would be
very much more interested to hear OF i'm
provements OF another Kind in reaching the
hotel The journey from the Coney Island cycle
~ Nor hnff hnp l,N,,.r l.aa al
greeable enough to keep many from attem pting
II. although the. facilities for riders when the
sHfiicient good cycle bath from e Coney Isl
and to Manhattan beach would reconcile
great many to the .Yntimely. sacrifice, Of the
Smch path exists at present is evident enough.
me little railroad formerly protected Man
h fsn1 Beach from ths presence Of the Ccney
get over there and the absence OF good cycle
path serves Its purpose in limiting the num-
per OF riders who would como over from Coney
Island.
Clarence Andrews. who has lust been d.
vorced from his wife. was a familiar figure in
New York life until he removed to London a
short time ago. He lost his fortune suddenly
in the same disaster that overlook numbe
OF New Workers. Il few years ago. and when he
started to work it was in q way most suited to
his tastes. As a man OF leisure he had been
devoted to music. and as man OF business he
became the manager OF musical exchange
which was to possess the advantage of his
large acquaintance in New York and his en-
periences as an amateur Other len had gone
mi-artistic character with success. and so.
for that matter had some women The
chances roE Mr. Apd Ire prosperity were
to meet with an encouraging late. But the
results were not what he:hoped. and when he
as the agent OF young American singer anx-
ious to get hearing In London. II is the wo-
men who have endeavored to use their advan-
iages OF position In such ways that have sue
ceeded rather than the men, There have been
some notable instances, Of this In Now York In
friends and was a generally popular man. The
scheme OF musical entertainments which he
planned e the Waldorf three years ago finally
brought his affairs into hopeless confusion and
his career as society impresaro came to an
nd The difference between the amateur and
enough 10 explain Mr.. Andre Hs's failure.
independence in fashions has always been
more characteristic OF New Workers in the
summer than at any other time. Indeed. the
styles invented here for comfort are said to
have been largely adopted in London. The
straw hat for city wear popular in London in
summer was unheard OF there only fey years
ago. and that style is no attributed to the in
fluence Of the American invasion OF London
straw hats have come to be made more In ac.
cordance with American ideas and without the
flannel bands inside. long thought to be the
only kind that could possibly be worn. The
latest style OF London hat is not likely to prove
macs to resemble silk hat, and the external
view gives no idea OF its elaborate interior ar
rangement lhe upper , haf is lined with fan
thin wire gauze Within this is {: placed.
through little door in the gauze some vege-
time after It has been frozen. The fibre is put
into refrigerator and then transferred to the
hat. in which the yearer is said to he able to
In New York. where the silk hat practically
disappears from view from June to October.
all probability lind little announcement The
designer OF the cravat to which no less an au-
thorty than the Prince OF Wales Is said to nave
given his recognition. seems little more likely
TO he greatly appreciated here in spite OF his
friendly purpose. This mention. known as
Union Jack and the stars and Stripes com
hined. or either emblem alone In spite q the
Prince Of Waless approval this style, Of neck.
York this summer. No less competent J.dge
than Mr. Tod Sloan has lately declared that his
friend the Prince is charming. but no model in
dress.
Martipus SevekinC. who is known rs the
pianist. as we'll as the only mu-
steal pupil Of Sandow. is coming back 70 New
vortes, at that. were long familiar here. and
pianists come here from various European
NJ. SievekinG Is the only one who
ever went through Il course with Sandow as a
preliminary to n mus!ca! career. His instruc-
ton from the athlete was directed toward the
i'm provement Of his muscles rather than his
technique. though IL he were dependent on his
muscular mowers alone he might be prosper
Gus in the music halls VI. SievekinE who is q
Dutchman. ALWAYS seems to be able to at
tract more attention in this country while ne
STAYS in Europe than while he remains in the
United States He never gained so much at
ten;ion during his first stay here As after his
sudden aud urreptitiOus disappearance. On
his second visit the comment he caused 10y his
presence was nothing in comparisOn with the
talk he created by refusing to greet prlest
resuectfullY while IN Isch VI. Sieveking
Is being tai keu about now on account of
Hlopement from Vienna with the
beautiful daughter Of n hotel keerer 1t will
be Just his luck to have all discus
sion OF that subject subside before he
gets here in the autumn and lind only
the CUSTOMARY Indifference to what lie does
here Even when NJ. Sieveking returned 10
Holland 10 grow an abundant crop OF hair
and brought II back triumphantly on his sec
ond visit. this acquisition was overlooked.
II must be eNRsperatinC 10 an artist To have
such things happen.So persistently. Ordinarily
a succession OF adventures equal to this plan
.sts. would have made him nearly as well known