The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-16
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known now Iorkers. An English photOg-
rapher. famous In his own country. established
n branch hero and was prosperous for some
years. The ncklencss Of the public toward
photographers is proverbial. and after several
years this picture establishment began to real
lie that others had taken the business which
had once been it's possession. II was decided
70 abandon the American end OF the business.
and before the agent returned TO London he
acquainted his former customers with this de-
cision in rather a surprising fashion. They
received printed announcements that the
American branch was to he given UP and this
was followed by an offer to sell 10 the former
customers the plates of their photographs.
The intlmation that the plates would be sold
anyhow was very plainly contained In the no.
tice. and the proprietor added that he would
not be responsible for the use that was made
Of the pictures. as he intended to sell those not
bought by their originals to the highest bid
der. As most OF his customers we're persons
OF social influence and position. this threat
rather startled them. in view OF the present
demand for photographs Of persons in society.
.he nm q patent medicine makers always
OF Mell-known women. Although no names
are, used. there IL, mover any. difficulty in recog-
n!HinG the attitudes IL not the faces Cigarette
lectures used TO he another field in which the
phntograph OF any attractive woman was i9
these notices consulted lawyers aud tried to
end out II the plates of their -photoGraphs could
Tor them. There was VERY vii" iitt ileV consolation in
the reply OF the lawyers. who said that the
plate remained the, p%roperty Of the man who
said that no could not interfere until some
illegal use mad been made OF the pictures. The
excitement which his offer created was snfii-
Client to prevent the photographer from carry
Ing his threat into effect. and the desired pur-
pose was accomplished without the interview
ton of tho law.
Il-Az- NE..-t + - &c.,
Ing on the stage. but that lie no more peculiar
to tho man than his manner Of dress in pri-
vate life. The picturesqueness of NJ. Maurel's
toilets In the lobby of the METROPOLITAN ex-
cites as much admiration as his wonderful
dressing on the stage. There is an INFORMAL
ity about his fashions which appeals to the
most democratic taste. One evening last
week he appeared in a gray frock coat with q
deep black velvet collar. a bright. pink shirt
profusely pulled and pleated and so full as to
give the effect of what used to be known as q
Fedora front in the millinery parlance of a
decade ago. He wears always a broad
brimmed silk hat with a decided bell in the
crown. More noticeable than any OF these
eccentricities Is the form Of his collars. which
are: wondrously elaborate and complicated.
They are seen at their best when he appears
In evening dress with a white necktie which
Is certainly unique In tho sphere OF neck
wear.s,sThe collar is high and somewhat
white necktie which does not meet in. front
by two inches. Where the knot would be I'M
a collar HrH!n butto Snt' as the neekt 4e0 has sSsi its @e ends
turned back ward in a fashion that would be
c cG,pp ,hs only to a person who saw
rangement throws the unobtrusive collar but
ton Into such prominence that it must neses-
question by, having it Identical with his shirt.
studs. In full dress the other night, al, the
U %ere four as T blaek a b Sifs5es WITT Mit6 Il tiny yn dfam Sns5s
In the centre. The same combination made
the emf Ib 69tt fPn ns Gifpm6iRSd With hIt The h IT,; the
was about as striking a flEure-as he is on the
stage in all the inery of de ,Nsreys. His de-
keep In splendid physical condition. and he has
to-day the appearance and bearing, Of a man
PRESERVING this youthful appearanee. as # is
highly important to him. For NJ. Maurel has
made the DECLARATION that SO soon as he grows
stout he will retire from the stage.
The experiment OF the hotel for women will
be watched with interest by many persons
who have heard In the past Of the various at
tempts made to found such an institution.
The scheme came nearer accomplishment
several years ago than 1t ever had before. when
a woman left a large sum Of money to be de- |
voted to.that purpose. Buther will was brok- |
en- and that hope was shattered. The bust |
nesslike manner in which the plan has been
undertaken now seems to have a greater
promise OF success than any previous endeav- |
or. although the response which the commit
on the subject will have much to do with the
ultimate result OF the scheme, The Difficult
ties of government and administration which
complete will he as great as the first troubles.
aud it is these which have usually proved the
for women. One Of these places exists on a
small scale here to-day. and some OF its regu-
1t is under some religious control, and the wo-
men who frequent II are Of the best charac-
ter that would be attracted to such a place.
dcned; as SO much OF it was carried AWAY from
the tables that profit at the small prices asked
the same kind. the control has been Of a more
decided religious character. and that is sug-
Chained 10 the walls. like the hair brushes in a
sleeping car: and the linen is marked with the
could not possibly be OF use anywhere else to a
sen sitive person. These are some of the rules
adopted in small places OF the same kind that
a large scale. and one shudders at the humber
OF rules which proportionately will be neces-
Sary.
The dramatic breakfast is in view again. 1t
nearly as earlHip the morning as
its name implies. 1t differs from other morn
ing entertainments Of the forenoon in that
one Is asked to come to 1t not after breakfast.
VA bClOlCs ~ ~ NtuN "a bDHo 'to
hour for breakfast is conveniently moved for
ward until it reaches a point which would Or
dinarily be described as luncheon. But the
breakfast possesses more interest
Ing peculiarities than its chronological eccen-
t%ricities. The presence .oi popular and we'll
known actors in new plays serves to pass a
morning in unaccuStomed surroundings. and
The luncheon that follows reverses the matinee
plan With complete novelty. More character
lstic still Is the fact that the dramatic break
is, organized. gotten up and other Wise de-
yised by a young matron who places herself Mt
The service of distracted ladies' committees
formed with the vague idea Of getting up an
entertainment and making u lot of money"
the charity in which they. are interested.
is considerably more difficult than it
seems. As a means of adding to her income. at
a time when such an ADDITION was appreciated.
this young woman undertook to organize
charitable performances. She did 1t with such
success that her services are always in de-
mand, and her name seems. likely TO be en-
on New York's social history as the
founder OF that institution, the dramatic
breakfast. II for no other achievement.
President schurman Of Cornell University.
who has been selected by President Mckinley
as ono OF the Commissioners TO the Philip