The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-12
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN

that profession. He had three sons and one
OF them did set out to become great cook, but
he took little interest in ths business. found
the atmosphere OF New York unsulted to the
profession and decided to try commercial life.
30 there Ia no 1ianhofer to carry on here the
traditions Of the name. The situation was the
same In the Delmonico family when the prSsent
were plenty Of relatives around to continue
the work. but none bearing the family name;
r. SS that had
remained In Europe there would doubtless have
been 10 his family successor 70 him: Pnt IN
whether they be by. race French. Swiss or
Italian. the chefs OF the great hotels and
are tied t Ens o. Of hs!e
places seem foreign enough In character to
accomplish anything that REQUIRES the In.
Mr. Ranhorer presided for so many years the
entire personnel OF the service 10 Eur0peen
Su Gntsde 9a me IN he
building. In no other New YORK restaurant
hns this rule ever been so rgidly followed:
at hand, walters were imported from, Pnrie
as well as cocks The great rn, number mum n G o,
found in in 8 New 70 ' York has made this course
unnecessary. One OF the chefs at large
and popular New York restaurant Is com,
exports pretend to be able to detect the influence
Whom Joseph. who is now in charge of tho cu!-
sine OF a London hotel and conducted stimuli
tsneously n restaurant IN Paris. came to TINS
said to be the largest sum ever paid TO cook;
II undoubtedly was the largest amount OF
money paid to q cook in a private family but
It is aid that Ranhofers salary was for many
years larger
III tho permanent Dewey arch is placed at the
top of Murray Hill it will add picturssqueness
to a region Just now in the transition stage
that comes to many New York neghborhoOds.
At the intersection OF Thirty-eighth street and
Fifth avenue. whore it Is proposed to lay out
the small square. stands the residence OF the
late Austin Corbin which has been for sale for
some months On the opposite corner stood
the residence OF Justice Andrews. which was
for many years centre OF social life before
Mrs. Van Aukcn and her daughters were
married. On the same block OF Fifth avenue the
Turnure family lived for many years; opposite
to them was the Orme Wilson residence and
ut the lower corner OF the street a well-known
caterer opened his first pretentious establish
msnt. Business has crept in and tho private
residences are Tower now. On one corner pro,
posed to be included in the square there stood
city's most fashionable dressm akers. She
followed the uptown movement taken 6y some
1 ,ns G9S
asserted by the advocates Of this site is its
elevated position which commands view Of
the avenue to both the north and the south.
The advantage Of putting the monument where
1t can be teen without the necessity OF making
posed Riverside Drive site. While It can scarcely
be said that the Riverside Drive is to-day iso-
lated. the downtown site is undoubtedly more
central. The suggestion at another sculptor
on this point is not without value. There is
plenty of time" he said TO put up arches and
city. That is certain to come after n while and
will in all probability be dona on much more
liberal scale In the future than IT has eyor been
parts OF New York that have hitherto been
neElec,ed seems much more necessary lust
now. The uptown streets and parks will all
have their share after n while
The provincial season. il it may be so de-
scribed. OF the Maurice Grau Opera Company
began on Tuesday night at New Haven. when
Mile. Cnlvc sang in Faust" and last night in
Springfield Nine Sembrich sang in Tho Bar
Der OF Seville" to an audience that bought
every seat in the local theatre more than a
month before. Albany. Syracuse and Utica
are other places in which only ono perform
ance will be given. and the tour this year offers
tho singular sight OF an opera company APP
rearing in what are commonly known as one
n light stands. Only the smallest theatrical
companies play at one night stands as a rule
The local managers are not altogether de-
lighted at tho prospect Of opening their
theatres to such ambitious companies.
however ilattcrng it may be to their
pride. Whatever happens to prcc"de or
follow the visit Of the opera company
and for that reason the local manager does not
welcome the arrival Of Mr. Grau with tho en-
advent Of world famous performers Next
week the company will be able to remain for
% aayt IN so the Of hn 81 Week %
not be so great as some OF tn" others. The
most tryng PERIODS OF , he begin with the
kansas City. st. Louis. lndianapois. Dayton.
Louisville and CINCINNATI are t" 10 visited.
ms company VIII travel in special train
orchestra TO the, number, OF about 2QJ.
In ON" rd c fRy hd viii w Pf
be divided and an extra ORCHESTRA engaged in
one Of the cities tn" difficulties Of such a
all the responsibility for 1t is assumed by the
manager Of the company eron to the extent Of
guaranteeing to have a carriage at the hotel in
time to catch every train. With this under
standing the artists are not likely to concern
themselvcs bout the matter. Indeed they have
been known AZ quietly IN their hotels few
feet from the station and miss their train rather
on tho ground that it was not their business
to the train on time. The difficulty OF NOV
ing SO many persons about the country is great
enough under ordinary circumstances and to
have most of them entertaining this view OF
their responsibility in the matter. does not
facilitate affairs.
. Il have always read with suspicion stories of
marvellous work by your police force. said a
Washington man who came to SEQ the Dewey
parade. but had little experience with your
police last week that has opened my eyes.
left the stand at Fifty-nnth street with my
wife before the parade was over to keep a
dinner engagement. The elevated trains were
filled and was badly crowded on my way down
to my hotel. When | reached my room
] discovered that my pocket had been
picked aud among other things, missing
was my pockethook. didn't think that there
was any hope Of recovery. but told the hotel
detective about it and he notified the police.
Two detectives came 10 SEQ mo. | had very
little to guide them and | told thsm It wasn't
worth their while to bother with the case
They might as well look for nccdl" in hay
stack When returned to my hotel after din
ner tho detectives were waiting for me. They
asked mo for a full description Of my pockc
book and when had given it they turned the
book. over to me with the contents intact
was amazed. They said that the fellow who
stole It had been arrested with lot Of other
suspicious looking characters and that the
pockntbook had been found when thoy
searched him. They said that he must have
been novice at pocket picking or lie would
have thrown away the book and such useless
papers as it contained, am now rca,ly to be-
iieve all wonderful stories about the New York
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