The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-08
LIvE TOPICS ,ROUr TOWN.

tue parties most interested. Inls IL the '"tcnt
well-known New York name 10 be used In
trade and In particularly fiamboyant gold
letters adorns n plate-glass window on upper
Fifth avenue. The establishment which IL I'D"
~vertises Ia conducted by a young man who hcs
n perfect right 10 use tho name s II happens TO
be his own and Is quite ~ much his property
as n II were Smith or Jones. But his relatives
are not all OF the same opinion. One Of
his uncles Is said to object 70 tho sight
OF the family name displayed 80 demo.
cratically and conspIcuously rs he journeys
70 and from his homo only q few blocks further
up. II NAV be necessary TO call in the aid OF
the courts 10 satisfy those members OF the fam
lily who think that thor name should not be
used 10 attract attention to q bouquet store,
The bitterness which one side Ia said, to feel
ex,ent nv ,he toct thai nT n fa en has Existed Tor
years. hetween, these two branches. This Is
one OF tn" few instances in which retail com-
merce a. q means OF livelihood for young men
Of good family and position has not been caused
by necessity. In this case tho proprietor OF the
store comes OF a, wealthy family. which has
business that he might select. Several years
ago the name Of another family quite as well
s s%Sw " S ar%s "1 Ta + sI. e ma %IspIsysd SS %ipthio oaa a any
protest from other branches OF the family.
1T amuses me to hear the complaints against
the violation OF the street-car notices prohibit
ing splitting" said an Englishman. as II II
we're possible by the use Of this prohibition to
stop the practice in u short time. whatever the
penalty OF its violation may be. IL Is not a
matter or practice that can be ended promptly.
No end OF notices or severe punishment for
violating them can accom- plish It. For at least
a generation Americans will have to decrease
the steam heat to which they are accustomed
IN their houses and in. all public places. ana
keep the emperature down TO some, %reasona,
bic degree. While they are doing this II will
also be necessary to give M drinking ice
cold fluids at all times. After a generation has
been brought "a up In This way signs IN the 81 str tSs
trouble which they seek to prevent will be re-
moved. There will. of course. in that time DO
nobody 80 nnsnlightened a. 20 indulge in the
baleful practice OF chewing tobacco, so IT Is not
necessary to take them into consideration. and
when the question OF steam heat and ice water
has been finally adjusted It ma. be possible 70
enforce obedience to the prohibitions IN puhlic
places. but that task would he very much easier
II the climate were entirely changed. untl
some OF these conditions exist II seems To me
quite ridiculous that there. should DO any ex-
element over the matter"
Nine. Sembrich received recently a request
which ia unique among all the curious begging
letters that arrive at the Metropolitan Opera
House. Some ofthem are remarkable enough at
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linen OF audacity. Ayoung woman wrote that she
conducted a milk and eggs route. and had
enough customers to enable her to support
herself out OF this occupation. To prove the
truth Of this story a number Of postal cards
| bearing orders sent by her patrons were en-
closed. While business was fairly prosperous
according TO her letter, she was very much IN
need Of horse and wagon that would grently'a-
cilitate the delivery Of her wares. She wrote that
this could be bought for q very small sum and
that Its possession would enable her TO drive
out every day TO the farmers and return TO ner
patrons with their supplies. very much earlier
than she can at present. The letter OF course
closed viii the request that, enough money re
sent to her TO invest In the horse and wagon.
Only a few days after this communication was
received. another came demanding the return
OF ne Postal cards smnm n, a a. ,sd an st'1 Zen tw %,
seats. Beggars who write to singers have been
known to ask for all sorts o. things, from auto
| graphs TO old clothes. but never before was
there a demand for a horse and wagon.
One New Yorker has introduced here a Lon
| don custom which no hopes will be adopted.
AS | left tho house after dinner the other
| night" said the man who called attention to
the innovation. the man with me handed to
| the butler as he went out a visiting card to.
gether with a f~fty-cent piece. ! was surprised
at the proceeding. which was quite unfamiliar
TO me. and asked him what It meant. He ex-
planned that the butler would deliver his ca I'd
the house with the information that its oriei;
nal owner had called. In that way his social
obligations following tho dinner were dis
charged without even the trouble OF going to
the house, lie knew perfectly well that the
woman who entertained him was busy
with social duties and that visit
They were IN the same set IN New York city.
met each other frequently. and cared nothing
about the iormality of a call. so the combination
| ~ N hffy.0nnf ptnpA a vlSltlnH card and fha
butler seemed to him to supply an important
social need, I had heard that this sort Of
thing was done in London, and that. indeed.
most OF the visits there are paid by the buffers
in this fashion. but | have never dared to try IL
in New York Since saw II last week have
dlschareing their obligations in that way dur
Ing the past year"
Nine. Paderewski has gone to Boston and ia
| visiting her relatives there while her husband
| is travelling through the West in his private
| car. playing nearly every day in a different
| city. Her presence in New York had not the
| slightest effect on her husbands popularity
with the large audiences that gathered at his
matinee. The receipts Of his New York con-
| certs were indeed greater than during any pre-
| ceding season. and his usual audiences are
| made UP chiefly Of women. Nine. Iaderewski
IL not a beautiful woman. and not IN any way
likely to attract attention: She Is merely a
~ iCShAAS 'Obisht ~ ''etA ~ W
taken from her manner OF dressing as the
wife OF q musician who makes more
money than 'any other In 1.-THE world. During
her husbands stay in New York she was the
figure in an interesting adventure which had
no more serious results than to give her hus-
norant ot her whereabouts. He was playing in
Brooklyn one night. and, Nine. Paderewski
who was expecting friends IN New York, de-
| cided to return home earlier. dismissed her
cab. and a. she had never travelled on the
elevated road. decided to make that expert
| ment. But instead Of returning to New York
as she intended she found herself on the out
the elevated road. Her husband had In the
| meantime returned to. his hotel in New York
and with the expected guests was anxlously
awaiting her. The supper was delayed that
night from II o'clock until ] but when she
finally arrived the enthusiasm over her safety
was enough to make up for any delay.
The experienced traveller in New York city
| who starts to go out OF town on sunday has
| already learned that "A ~leisurciy method OF pro-
| celure will never accomplish his purpose. On
SUNDAYS, when the streets are free from traffic
and public conveyances would presumably be
able to travel more rapidly than usual. they, as
a matter 81 fact, proceed more slowly. as they
run on an entirely different schedule. Per-
sons accustomed TO allow n certain length OF
time to reach Il ferry or station have discovered
to their sorrow that this did not suffice on Sun
day. In addition to tn" change in the time OF
running there are lever vehicles Of other
afternoon hansoms flock 10 Fifth avenue. are
difficult to be had.
II ia astonishing in view Of the pu blished re-