The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-22
LIVE TOPICS APOUr TOWN.

system OF senulng WATERS 10 thke your Oruer
when other waters are TO serve the order. l
noticed this plan frat at tho largest restaurant
Ia the city. ! would give my order carefully
and when It was served. there WA likely to be
little evidence that any attention had boen
paid 10 my Instructions. After Il while. |
noticed that the faces Of the men who brought
the food were strange. II wa then that dis
covered that according to the system recently
introduced In all the principal restaurants. II
II customary to send any waiter who may DE
uncm ploycd at the moncnt 10 take the order
81 a guest AS he arrives. THIS IL lone ~ order
that there may seem to he no waste OF time.
Then the walter goes to The kitchen ana re-
peats TO the waite there the order he has re-
ceived. IL is not Probable, under such clrcnm-
stances, that ever detail OF the order Will he
attended TO and the value Of i'm presstng lust
what you want on q walter ia lost entirety 30
II any rossi hility OF good personal service In
most ~ these !arge restaurants II II necessary
now to refuse TO give an order 10 any waiter
hut the one. who assures you that he Is soih.
to serve IT,"
Walter Damrosch Ia coming back to New
York 10 begin "a series Of summer light con-
certs at Carnegie Hall. Franz kaltenborn had
made plans 10 resume at the ~. Nicholas Rink
the series OF successful musical entertain
monts he gave there last summer; but II Is
doubtful II New York can support two series OF
such concerts, and II was Il matter Of surprise
last season that Mr.. halten born's experiment
turned out a. well as It did. The result was
largely due to the valuable assistance Of his
wife. who. developing remarkable abilities
as n manager. carried her undertaking
through trium phantly. Mr.. Kaltenborn
has become nearly as great @ ~favorite with
women as Mr. Damrosch. In spite o. the fact
that his wife plays 30 conspicuous "a part
in his affairs, When he arranged to resume
thia uaur hta ut,,, 81, .r nApn.rtg ha ,rahuhtu
had very little idea that he was to have q rival
In Mr.. Damrosch, New York had never. until
last summer. supporled one series, Of summer
evening concerts. Whether it will be- able to
support two next season remains to be seen,
and II both prosper the result will be a tribute
to the popularity Of the two young musicians
Which o, the thee' twoN New York cares for = the ssG more
Us the conductor Of its summer music. Mr..
kaItenborn has already one successful year to
his credit. while Mr., Dam rosch has the advan-
taRe Of longer activity here. The struggle be-
tween the Young conductors will be Interest.
ing to the public and their friends. Carnegie
dreary place, is to be decorated with palms and
greenery TO relieve its customary gloom. 10
Will be interesting to see II It Is possible to II,
Illuminate the hall sufficiently to avoid the usual
effect OF semi-darkness that prevails, there.
" hen Paderew~ki plays, the golden dusk Is not
have a little NOR. light. And the facilities for
illumination In the hall render that impossible.
A correspondent to THE Sun requests 1t to
publish for the sake OF all men who desire
TO dress well the statement that a black band
around the sleeve as a badge Of mourning Is
proper only for servants or others who are too
poor TO supply themselves with any other sym-
lOls OF mourning. This appears to be rather
an exaggerated view OF the case. although 1t IL
undoubtedly true that Englishmen wear. when
they can afford II, mourning OF the same kind
aa Ia a.n, 49,, IN u-.1 A1aaaaA man and - "a
equally true that servants in England usually
Indicate the fact that the family theS serve 10
In mourning by wearing o mourning band on
the sleeve. The fashion Is growing here and
II. may DO We! to understand the source
OF Il. Men who left open the bottom button OF
their wai-tcoats did 1t because they new the
Prince OF Wales adopted the habit when his
more comfortable with his waistcoat loose.
When sack coats worn with SILK hats had a
hrlei vogue it was known tha, the same dis
IN Hyde Park, 1t will bo interesting TO wearers
Of the mourning band to learn that 1t Is not
quite 80 smart an English fashion as II may
have been thought. But It is dou btful II the
use u the mourning band Is limited entirely 70
the two classes mentioned by the CORRESPOND
,Ht. They do follow the fashion, but 70 DO
others OF quite a different place in life.
Strange devices are sometime employed to
give a theatre the appearance OF being well
filed when public interest in the entertain ent
II Offers Is not su GlcieAt to accomplish this re.
suit. Usually the ingenuity of managers Is
directed toward this end at the first perform
ance Of a play, and some Of them have made a
reputation by the originality they show la col
Letting deadheads Of Just the right kind. Ono
successful instance Of this occurred several
years ago, when an English music-hall artist
was welcomed by the largest audience that
ever gathered in the hall at which he appeared.
It's enthusiasm was nearly as Unprecedented.
for it contained about five hundred stewards
aui sailors collected from the English steamer
ut that time in port, Naturally. they understood
anu enjoyed this comedians hunIOr and ex-
hIblted their delight IN the most demOnstrative
way; such originality Is not always confined
70 first nights, Last week two holders OF
balcony tickets bought at regular price were
surprised 10 learn from the usher upstairs
that their coutuns entitled them TO sit in the
orchestra. They Protested. but followed his
directions aud were shown to two orchestra
seats. These seats cost more than those in the
balcony, but the usher insisted that the
two patrons were entitled to them and they
were not disturbed IN the possession OF these
desirable places. The audience was not large
ana lhey enjoyed the benefit OF a device to
make the house look lull downstairs. The
appearance OF m" balcony did not particularly
matter, an II was usually more profitable 10
get balcony prices for orchestra seats than to
give them away.
one Of the women who attended the auction
OF SUghSlIu bdlg : COltcllDl On MpuuhS
brought with her a French bulldog who fol.
lowed the proceedings with interest. People
who sat near tho dog looked at his face and
edged their chairs way As a matter OF JUS
tice 10 the dog. however. it may be stated that
there were times when he was calmer than any
one else in the room. 1t was very evident that
the people who attended the first days
sale were there for souvenirs and not
for bargains. Articles Of real value were
sold at ,ow prices and such things az
ordinary colored photographs brought sb and
- each, This value, IN the eyes Of tha bidders,
| was due to tn" tact that they were part Of Mr.,
Dalys collection. For instance, ordinary pho
tugruIh- 1T MlEs Rehdn and John Drew with
out autographs or any MARKS to distinguish
them from the Photographs which dealers in
\ pictures OF stage celebrities sell for 30 cents
each were knocked down at 80 and ~ each
1Iey were to al Appearances merely ordinary
photographs which may in their dav have
served Tor Advertising PURPOSES W" Dnly spent
great deal OF money AMI time on hi.cOllpctlou
at books aud Il wa suggested shortly inter his
death that som" one might buy them all to
keen the collection intact for the Players Club.
but no one >!Iunteeted t. do tins and the
hooks will lie scattered. Nr. Day spent more
than $4,000 on his expanded Bible, anil il is
probably the most valuable work IN his book
collection. Apparently many VI the bidder, al
Monday s. Sal were thratrIca people for thpv
ire iurnlly called out their bids In voices that
were obviously accustomed TO public speak lng.
Let, play cyclone" said a fine looking
mlddle-agcd man TO a strarp!ng friend in a
New street cafe yesterday afternoon,
"Whaf'S that