The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-14
LIVE TOPICs ABOUT TOWN.

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him. there was naturally elation among the
house employees who we're called upon TO
do for him what his own suite Of attendants
could not accomplish. He was known 10 be
liberal and although hs personal stan included
even a French cook, the approach OF his de-
parture aroused expectations Of large fees.
II was naturally somewhat Of a shock to have
the party 90 without leaving behind II the
meagerest souvenir OF the millionaire's stay.
This unexpected result was especially
surprising TO one Of the bartenders who had
expended much Of his time and
skill in the preparation Of drinks for
the wealthy guest who Enthusiastically nc
knowleRed that he had never before enjoyed
this feature OF hote, life so much. 80 the bar
tenders faith In the generosity Of the wealthy
man was considerably shaken after the null
i~onaire's departure. especially as he had pre-
pared a bottle OF cocktails for the journey back
10 New York 1t was only by accident that the
circumsta noes OF tho rich mans apparent for
getfulness were discovered and he
probably does not know to this day how his
of gratuitlcs when he left the hotel was en-
trusted to his valet, who received a substan-
tial sum to be divided among the
mountains undertaken on. account of sickness
In the New Workers. family. was not likely To
be repeated. The disbursement Of the fund
circumstance. So IL went 10 swell the earn
ings of servants Of this class These profits
their employers that the conhscation Of
the hotel tips Is not surprising. Its worst
result was 70 give this Pa rticuiar guest : Iepu-
Even a revelation OF the facts brought very
little comfort 70 the disappointed group OF
the time when the valet shall again appear
where they are employed. Similar cases have
shown previously that money for such pur-
poses rarely reaches It's recipients In tho guam
tity Intended. But few Wallets have been daring
enough In their operations to keep everything
that came into their hands.
Bettina Girard. who IL to be married again.
has received credit for more husbands than
she is really entitled to. although the present
betrothed will be- her fourth husband If the
actresses present plans are carried out. Arthur
Padelford John j. Rafael, a singer, and Harri-
sonJ. Wolfe, an actor, are tho only men to whom
she was ever married. The divorce courts
separated her from all OF them, and II was
thought after her last marriage that she had
resolved 10 include abstinence from matri-
mony among the reforms accomplished by
her %sojourn. In a sanitariun. Miss Girard's
allotment of spouseS still leaves her In the
matter OF matrimony behind Lillian Russell
and DE Wolf. Hopper whose appeara nee to-
gether In burlesQue has brought out the sug-
gesti0n that a chorus Of their former husbands
and wives would make a very interesting
feature OF the performance. Six husbands
have been erroneouslv attributed to Miss
Girard, who Ia still In the early thirties. But
she makes no attempt to sail under false colors
and modesuy declares that the marriage 10
take place next month will only make her
fourth entry into the married state.
Complacent groups Of bareheaded women
now walk through the streets In the evening,
usually on their way to and from the theatres,
and look at the natives wearing their hats with
-, ,rrr,s5ior ~ mild s,rpriaa that n graat rity
like New York should still be so far behind in
the fashions as not to know that II is good form
at night to go without headgear in the streets
as well az at the theatres. For these women
are all visitors to New York from cities where
this custom has been accepted for several years.
In Boston. Washington and most OF the towns
outside New York women look upon a hat on a
summer night not a. unnecessary hut rather
the mark OF a failure TO keep up with the last
word in modes. New Workers are accustomed
10 their mildly patroniZing attitude when they
come here In the autumn. but have so Tar re-
fused to follow their example. A. he visitors
shoy plainly by theis o9ks that they ma ~
far behind the times, both are satisfied But
the victory. a. it was decided by greater degree
Of comfort, rather rested with the visitors on
the recent warm nights.
Iempriere Pringle. who has returned this
year to be one Of the leading singers in the
company TO give opera In English AT the Met
r~opoltan thls fall. has been for several years
a valuable member Of the foreign company,
although he has appeared hitherto only in
the less important roles. Once last winter
he had the opportunity TO sing Hsph'siophcl's
owing 70 the illness Of VI Plancon and showed
that in any group ~ singers less brilliant than
that customarily heard at the Metropolitan
he could take a creditable place But the New
York public is xacting in the matter Of stars
and will listen only to the most famous. so
Younger and less known singers have little
opportunity to attract attention. Al Covent
Garden. Mr. PrinRle always sings leading roles,
but the London public has not yet reached the
point at which it will be dissatisfied when every
artist in a performance is not Of the highest
reputation Singers like Mr. Pringle are willing
10 endure the comparative ohsourity Of mem
bership in the regular Metropolitan
company BECAUSE the compensation is much
greater here than abroad. even though the
artistic conditions are presumably not 80 salts
factory. Nine. Mantelli. who is not Ia sing
at the Metropolitan his winter, remains In
Europe because she wa wear 81 appearing in
snail rtles, although she probably received a
larger salary here Than she viii in Lisbon. But
the opportunities for an Italian contrnlto at
the Metropolitan are few and while Nine. Man
tell occasionally had the opportunity to ap-
pear as AUncrts or AEucend, she was much
N %o the 'T vslFrrie m Gsilsa on i %r. %fP,f fInse IS OF t 2ns
year TO have regularly the leading. basso role
with the Englilh company and one OF his qualif-
GAllOflS y ltF NbIh - IN hilpWlpikP " IIb
language. He was born In New South Wales
and while he has been heard at the Metro
poNtan hitherto only in French, German and
italian. he IL not without experience In English
opera,
The presence Of the buyers for the out-of-
town firms ia one Of the Incidents Of hotel life
here, and this season It has indicated itself in
a new way. Some OF the manufacturers that
are situated in cities not visited by these agents
have sent their representatives here with speci-
mems Of their stock TO compete on their own
ground with the New Workers. Many OF these
men are situated in the hotels. whose Railways
now look like some kind Of a bazaar. a. a sign
hangs on every door or protrudes into the cor
ridors. All kinds OF goods are offered by these
men. and one display led recently 10 a curious
Incident In one OF the Broadway hotels 4
guest inquired Of the clerk tie way to the mail
dining room on the second floor A. hi wife was |
~anxirus 10 take her meals there The clerk
answered that there was no such dining room,
Tie guest returned in n few moment
and repeated that be knew there
had first told him Of It's existence and then
pointai il out to him after he had communi- |
catei the clerks denial to her. All that the