The sun., 1899-05-09
LIvE TOPICS AMOUR TOWN.

corsetless women would disclose deviatlons OF
the female figure cscIated TO drive strong
men TO drink The corset for the last 400
years has been so much part OF women that
for them to discard It now would involve ana
tomical ruin. To put Il aside would re0Hire
waist line would have to be moved several
Inches aboye the place II now ossupiss. az IN
the time OF the First Empire To effect this
without substituting for the corset .ome sort
OF support would offer revelations That would
The neceesity OF the corset for the embellieh-
ment OF women can be observed beet In the
suburbs where. on days when the banging
ress. all the women engaged In that function
are coreetless. To zee them at that time and
dGirss Considerable Familiarity with, their
countenances to establish their Identity, A
corsetless regime would be the more fatal on
the stage. Deprive actresses Of the corset and
sniS the pas% s 81 flowing. % harmonisus lines and
tened surfaces, and the stout would overflow
into space. The corset is an integral part OF
nourished on cereals that would seek to abo-
ish H..
Dealers in mounted birds or their plumage
deny that song birds are included In the list OF
those that they offer for sale This assertion
10 difficult one to dsprove. as the plumaRe
used by women Tor personal adornment is
transformed mpletely through the applica-
ton Of brilliant dyes. The denial by domestic
dealers that they cause the destruction OF
American song birds is In the e'main correct.
for the preparation Of the prumaRe and skins
Of birds on a large scale is a foreign industry
and most OF those that are sold here are i'm
United States supply these foreign houses with
an Immense amount Of the raw material that
they return to this country subsequently In
the finished product. 1t Is we'll known that
English and German taxidermists place large
sDa .s In Of and ta. e
sponsibls for the slaughter that has been In
progress for the last fifteen years No one who
Is not permanent rural resident can form an
idea OF the dimin ution In the number Of tho va
rious species during that period Formerly
limits Of private grounds or Of public parks.
flights OF song birds southwark; nowonly scat
tered individuals are seen In migration. The
beautiful little terms or seaeulls that used to
impartR.ch animation to the constructors have
stroyed for their plumage. The same is true
during the winter song birds have bsen as.
sured OF certain measure OF security; put
in soutSern towns o large the
bird skins and pumaRe which every negro
with gun ts,engaGed In acquiring. Swal-
and the flreighs is used to Kill csrtain !owls
too wary, tobe approached by day: All OF this
to contribute to the adornment OF women.
The conversations overheard at tho estab-
lishments Of the chlropodists and manicures
are not always interesting enough to compen-
safe the listeners for the time spent In wait
ing for their turn to be treated. They are
frequently OF SO personal character that hear
ers wonder what it can be that seems to impel
the sympathy between the operator and his
victim. or a different nature was the chat
between two patients who were overheard the
other day.
woman Of another. Il never saw you in this
place before"
woman. although do not generally stay 50
long The truth is I'm having my portrait
taken and that requires me to stand up for
two hours ! can do i much more comfort
ably after visit here"
The May parties which find their way to Cen
tral Park from all parts Of tho city have intro
ducsd an innovation this year thut gives their
celebrations a patriotic character hitherto un-
known. On Saturday the parties that de-
scended on tho Park were more numerous
than had ever before been seen there. In
the early forenoon the cable cars on Fifty
ninth street were compelled to proceed eau
tiousy and slowly. so great was the number
Ct children coming from the lover love, e part m OF the
or size that the parties were most noticeable:
Nearly. every one oi:lhsm that consisted; OF
The Star. r.Spangled Banner which they de-
livered with great enthusiasm. The best illus
in the case Of one party consisting OF nearly
200 children, who struck up the:song az they
entered the Park at t,fth avenue and almHst est
cars for their delay. The parties with few
executions were heard to sing the same air as
dented:incident, according to the testimony OF
| policeman.
Emil Fischer. whowas recently married in Ger
many to Mile ISeyRard. a young Russian singer.
was familiar by sight for years to many New
Workers who had no idea who he was. He was
not tall but had tremendously broad shoulders
| and carried himself In a way to make every
| inch OF his medium height tell. To create
| further the impression that he vas tall he wore
shoes with heels two inches high. Ha was
usually dressed in black broadcloth and with
| his customary white necktie made a figure
striking enough to attract attention as he pa
| raded in the afternoon crowd on Broadway.
He was frequently seen there and on Fifth
avenue, and became known to many perSons
who wondered who this curious-iooking man
was. Although he was at tho Metropolitan
pS.r% peared ' in characters with suggested the
IDENTITY Of TIE singer s biah and the man with the
! frequently seen on the streets. Mile. Sevgard
was at one time associated with the family OF
| Theobald Chartran the French artist. and they
| were very much interested In her artistic
| progress.
|
experience Of a downtown firm. the other day.
1t advertised for an Office boy. and among the
applicants for the place were six men OF whom
| the oldest was abou. 35 years old. They were
| lawyers who had bssn admitted to the bar
and had some experience in practice They
| we're willing to take the vacant place at the
pay offered for the services OF an mex xperiencsd
| lad None OF them was hired. OF course. as
the duties were not kind to which men were
suited and there were. besides. as many law
yers in the office as the firm wanted there
Any OF the six lawyers would have willingly
undertaken the work. and left in disappoint:
ment. Not all the stories Of the efforts oil
| young attorneys to establish thems0lyes are 80
dlscouraRing although some OF their expert
ences are dlsquietinR My experience with
| my first client was curious one" said young
lawyer. who has now passed the stage 10 which
| one client is q matter of vital importance.
"and I-have never understood 1t to this day.
possibly, because l never had the opportunity
| to ask him tor any explanation OF it. / did
some work for him, which was entirely salts
| factory and saved him a great deal OF money.
| / was anxious to help him and ask ed the ad:
| vicS,of several friends as 70 the price should
| charge him | was particularly anxious not