The sun., 1900-09-27
LIVE roPIcs ABOUT TOWN.

A fashion that 10 finding greater acceptance
every day In New York is likely TO be the despair
Of the champagne agents. Many Of the hostesses
who entertain most frequently aud elaboratey
now see that the labels are washed from the
champagne bottles. This leaves the guests
In Ignorance Of the kind OF champagne they
are drinking. As u champagne bottle Is YEN
likely at "A private dinner TO be wrapped In
napkin. the necessity OF this precauton to CON
ceal the brand is not always apparent. IL Il
ia imitation Of habit that has prevailed abroad
for some time and probably derives the vogue
from that fact. In houses Of the London noOll-
ity and at all the court functions az windsor
OF any Of the palaces the labels ~ the cainI agne
bottles are all reno we'd I'm order that no person
may he able 10 say that this brand OF wine or
the other is drunk there. Champagne agents
may well fear the introduction Of such a fashion
here although some Of them are so frequently
in the houses Of their clients that they ca u ex-
plain what the brand is II other means OF dis
covery be lacking
One OF the tanors at rehearsal the other
morning followed the stage manager wher-
ever he went. There was no escape for him.
Wherever the manager went the man stood
at his heels. The spot" whispered the tenor
always SHOW me the spot that Jean de heszke
stands on when he sings. Everybody knows
that he hasn't high TO his name. But he
knows the spot" The stage manager looked
YEARLY at the tenor and shook his head. yes.
there is one" answered the singer. to his ex-
preston rather than 70 anything he said,
spot and, English opera or not III bit EN- on
Monday night.
IN discussion with a chorus girl, who, faithful
10 the traditions OF her comic-opcra training,
would insist upon moving backward and for
ward in time with the music, but he knew
Just wait until tomorrow, he said,
"and III show It 10 you. It's marked with a
EtVN a aaNN
Walt until then and you will see IT,"
After the rehearsal the stage manager told
one Of the carpcnters to drive brass tack at
the left-hand side Of the stage. The next day
It was pointed out 10 the tenor, who could not
be 10 duced 70 bulge an inch from II during
the third act Of Faust III vain the con- CON
were In despair at his immovabllity. Only
the stage manager knew what the cause OF
this was, and he was so satisfied AT being able
to attend to his work uninterrupted that he was
silent. The rest OF the singers are still won
dering why in the world the tenor for the first
time in his career clunR sc, persstenty TO one
spot and would not move In spite OF their re-
quests that they not he compelled 10 remain
on one side Of the stage whenever they are
acting. with him But the tenor knows and so
does the stage manager. Only the singers
are still puzzled
Some idea Of the extent 10 which the manu-
facture Of Turkish cigarettes has increased in
this country may be gathered from the fact
that one man who began a year ago to buy new
brand whenever he saw 1t now has ninety
boxes as the result Of hl4 Investigation. Each
new box was kept Ds evidence of the existence
Of another make and scarcely n week passes
that does not add one or two more boxes to
his collection. So confident j. he that many
more brands exist that he has decided volun-
tarily to give up the search for now ones after
the number OF one hundred and tity has been
reached. IL was not many years ago that
two companies had practical control Of the
Turkish cigarette business in this country.
Now, IN addition to the much increased impor-
tatons OF these articles. the local manufacturers
turn out great number and are constantly
Increasing their output.