The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-26
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Ny troksy's policy NJ having n new prrsl-
den, for hi Democratic club ey"ry wear may
be suitable Tor y %politionl club whore tho honor
may mean rrrfcrmrnt In city on1ce. hut n
would TO y serious hnndioap - u s'tic'lv social
rlnb The business 81 running u club sue
c~r.sfnll~ requires experience and mpSi NJ the
aocial clubs In New Nors r"cpgri,e that fact
hv rrelocting their sIocc--ful Presidents fer
~ many terms ~ tUcv are willing 10 serve.
zach club has ~ own peculiar requirements
nf a President. Tor instance. n would bo "a
serious hludirIp for y club like the lutus.
which gives each year many biz dinner, 30
h,v. ~ President n man who WIS not u rrndN
speaker and u diplomatic ton~tmI-t,r The
mon and University and The smaller cluh-
Ike the Huickcrbockc or and the Calumet mNe
no system of rotation In office Even tho ! mon
League. which /. noininall,.a Political clnh 70
: ects - Presidents IT Mr. Croker u~or-lst-
IN his on"-term Jolic. for tho Democratic club
that organization will soon have within 10
ranks 4 society of cN-Pr"sidents whose pulitl.
cal leg nircs viii show which wa the wind
blew AZ the particular time each was elected,
The bushel Of false tooth studded with dla-
monds which disturbed the Custom House
inspectors for a few hours were manufacture
in the West for exhibition purposes. but II
was rather startling To the ayerag" rcrson TO
discover that there was a growing demand
for diamond settings. Several years ago
an actress. otherwise unknown to fame. was
advertised gratuitously all over the country
a. n person with diamonds In her front teeth.
When she opened her lips In the limeieht
tho eject was brilliant. 4 well-known prize
fighter With stage ambitions had u lew stones
Of n" first water tucked away IN ms teeth
partly for adornment and partly M a con
venient safety deposit vault, and then large
numbers Of souhrett . had real or imitation
diamonds set in their teeth. Diamonds in the
teeth became quite az much Of n professional
mark as the fur collars on. overcoat- a rev
years AGO. The Peoria dentist, however. say.
ont because. set in a false tooth. they furnish
a sharp cutting edge which relieves pressure
ranted 10 illuminate the entire mouth when
the owner opensit broadly.
Men who have observed the manicure's usual
eaeerness for customers in the places where a
number Of operators are employed may be sur
priscd TO learn that this feeling does not exist
In the same degree toward all customers and
(. indeed less marked toward the women who
form the majority of the patrons Of these places.
One experience at a manicure's indicated rather
plainly the exact state OF feeling that exists
toward customers. A woman entered and
was shown Ia a table. Her gloves wereremoved
and she sat patiently awaiting the services
Of one OF the attendants. In ono corner, Of
the room a group OF girls chartered and laughed
together. Twenty minutes passed ana there
We're no signs OF a disposition on the part OF
any u wv ''he -,
five minutes more had passed the patient cue
toner arose and demanded win some show
of feeling the cause of her isolation while there
were a number of nanicurers apparently an
e'np!SSye Tou,c ,,dje. al, hav. customers was
the answer, and they arc waiting for them 70
kcnp their engagements
Just at that time two men entered the room
They may Or may NO. n3se n""n ne sNpTS,ng
women immediately stepped forward and Sot al
work on their .@nEers. The neglected woman
customer left the place with some unCharitable
thoughts n. 70 mems invasion Of SO feminine an
institution As the manicure parIor. The prefer
encn of the operators for men as customers is
said to be due 10 10 more sentimental reason
,h1n the certainty that they Will be- TIPPED.
They are said 10 have no such assurance m the
case Of the women. who are likely to give very
little or nothing.
The sin gers who are to be heard Inter In New
York are now occupying their time in Europe
until their American engagements require the
annual exodus. Mime. Sembrich has just closed
her season in Berlin. II was devoted TO n tri-
umphan, revival Of the old Italian operas, COM
prising fourteen performances. which were
given to larger audiences than the new Royal
Opera House had held in many a day. There
was to have been a command" performance
Of Don PasQuale" at the Royal Palace before
the Kaiser, but the prira donna's American
engagements made a ionSer soyorrn In Berlin
singing the Wagnerian roles at Munich. where
her fame was made. She aroused some i'll
natured comments on the American, custom
i.ncienne Prevail is still a, The Paris Opera
Meyerheer roles with which her French fame
Is associated. She will not leave, for this
country p nth ,Rs middle 1s,n o. Of F n.gimH S5. l II is
poned until January his production. Of Tristan
und Isolde" in German, but as NJ Dc Reszke
u ~ nVrs grrnnpOlS The DPrfOrmanCa
Of the opera was abandoned in the first place
because the tenor. preferred 10 devote the
regular performances before he came here.
Clara Butt has Just given q. concert in London
T : ,Ho f IsSs, f1, 10 sh@T NM ' tRe aaS,,t mas .h hn.
English audiences have for her She may
indeed. considering her present popularity
f n9a an '@T III iidis" Kindly II i rees Pdd'tfi FOR the SaI next Quar-
Ter of a century. II VIII. Of course, bo ncces-
sary for her not, 20 ncc'ec' The Lost Chord"
and ABIDE With Me" If she expects TO maintain
this happy state.
The increased vigilance 81 the cable car
conductors TO prevent passengers from smok-
ing on the platforms IL due 20 a new order
sent ont by the companies last week. The
change from the open cars In use all summer
found most Of the men passengers reluctant
to abandon the privilege Of smoking they
had enjoved for several months. Tho cor
EFfAA We hAH'' hAF-
mined smokers on the rear platform Of all
the cable line cars. particularly in tho morn
ins hours. and thew showed no disposition
To obey the comp0nv's rules In regard to ~fnok-
ing. II was decided 10 increase tho conduc-
tors responsibility IN the matter and all the
men were notified that they would N future
be- fined two DAYS my whenever on" o! heir
messengers was discovered smoking. They
have been ordered To return his fare to every
Messenger VINO refuses 20 cease smoking when
asked Ia. II he declines TO receive the money
or stnu smoking, no is 70 he nut Of the car.
and the wav he does that part Of III" trans
action i left in a large decrec 10 The conduc-
tors discretion.
Henri Martenr. who i soon to be married
to a Young woman in Geneva. was under -
when he first cana To the United States about
five years ago and was boyishly handsome
and impetlous. lie was a ~favorite with women
in the way that musicians frequently arc and
had many invitations 10 drawing rooms that
were filed with admirers anxious 10 view NJ
short range the young man who seemed So
attractive AZ a distance. lie was young enough
to stand close insrection and always strength
cned his popularity by these appearances in
society. Al that time l." WAS very much in
the company of n somewhat older woman
who had eujov"d a hrl-f public career. and