The sun., 1900-07-30
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

per West Side and was as astonished to hnd thht
IN majority OF cases the men employed IN lne
halls and on the elevators were cuban neeIoesi;
Some OF them could scarcely speak English az ai
while every one Of them had a marked accenl.
spent nearly the whole day IN lhe
apartments and hotels up there anu
DS S Ssry deren in
manner from the American negroes. YET on
the whole obliging and polite where the llmita-
tions OF their acaualntance Win the ban snSS Nave
not yet been employed TO any extent a, comes
tic servants and have been taken w only III 'I,s
hotels and apartments. They have aiIeady nad nad
their effect on negro life IN New lork anu
usually mingle on the friendliest relations Win
the members Of their own race IN New fork.
although they are. OF course. stu very mucn ~ ~
the minority. In region uptown ueyoIeu 10
the occupancy Of negroes exclusively there Is
restaurant which enjoys the reputation oil oeihg
the smartest OF the kind In the ctyi ~ Is
though the ma ajority OF the customers were porn
In this country and would have no reason LOT
taking particular interest in Cuban Hpera'or
even II he were negro.
New York's loss OF all theatrical Interest IN
summer has never been more marked than our
ing the present year when practically only one
theatre has been open at q time. and there Is
reason to believe that the trouble OF conduct.
ing a performance and waiting for the cool
nights that occasionally come were not com
pensated for by the profits. II was not great
many years ago that the lighter forms oi
theatrical entertainment used TO De cohtillueu
throughout the summer and 1nd aplpie paion
choice of two or three comic operas then
Only the roof gardens nowadays make VtIieN,
possible. A manager the other Gay attIlpu.au
this change in the situation TO the great
in the number Of resorts within easy reach OF me
city and the cheapness with which these places
could now BE- reached in comparison WIN .nS
former tariff OF prices. The variety theatres on
the Bowery used to keep their doors open dur
Ing the greater part Of the sumner, put tney
are closed now by May and are not ~ 9so @
again until September II Is now porsue onst ~,
their patrons to go out Of town at the same COST
as OF visit to the theatre, rs scteap-pricedr
have sprung up ON all sides during the past I'VE
years. The more expensive places NAV appea,
to the sort OF public that ATTENDS tne upioMn
theatres are more conveniently and QUICKLY
reached than formerly. and persons anxious 70
enjoy a theatrical performance can now nave "
at thees seaside resorts, These elements. con.
bned with the increase in the number OF rooI
gardens have almost completely deprived New
York in the summer time OF theatrcal enter
tainment indoors.
Probably all OF the professional organ grinders
that wander through the New York streets are
Italians and certain class OF operatic music has
become so closely identified with their instru-
ments that Il is known by no other name than
the derisve description hand organ music"
That this is of quite different kind from the
German music, so popular in New fork to-day.
Is understood and II Is lsinterssung for the reason
that most Of the hand organs I,sed IN New iofs
rag time and Italian, but the virtuosl who
manipulate them are Italian 10 man or for
that matter. 10 q woman. But they are al
manu- actured In Berlin, and per:o no have
hitherto associated IN their minds the hand
organs and the Italian operas may be disposedto
regard the combination with less disiavor when
many. Some OF the organs are Of Italian manu-,
facture but they are OF an interior kind and
are usually capable OF playing only lew
popular Italian songs Their tone IL very dlneT-
ent from the better quality OF instruments made
In Berlin, and sent not only to this country but
over the world.
So many brides and bridegrooms. appar-
emily from the country, have made their ap-
in the shopping district this summer
that the clerks in some Of the large stores have
had a lot of unexpected amusement. Many
of these newly married couples have been
demonstrative in public. Such a couple en-
days ago and the .wifes very new wedding
ring was not needed to proclaim that she was
a bride. She wore hat that suggested poke
small purchase the couple went into a part
OF the store which is used rs a ladies' waiting
room. II Il not partitioned OIL from the rest
Of the @ but b. the counters h around are are
seen nSaH' Several % Of the clerks had Watched the
couple go into this enclosure and they were
rewarded by seeing the husband head dis
appear in the poke bonnet In five minutes
every clerk on the floor who was not busy was
watching the. loving demonstrations Of the
newly welded pair II seemed unkind TO dis
turb them. but one of the managers saw that
IL was necessary, II the clerks were going 10
attend 10 their duties, so he did 1t as diplomat
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and sat down near the bride and bridegroom.
They waited few minutes and az the manager
showed no signs OF leaving they walked out
themselves, quite UNCONSCIOUS OF the smiling
attention which they received.
Chinese restaurant proprietors In Mott
street thus far have been the severest financial
sufferers from the disturbances which have
broken out In their native country. The num-
Der of Summing parties. which have been 4
source OF considerable revenue TO them. has been
no,ioeaby reduced. When these parties from
uptown began TO inspect Chinatown the
Chinese resented their intrusion sullenly. 1t
did not take the restaurant proprietors long
to find out however that one Summing
party would spend more money in their
place, in an hour than their regular customers
not slow TO take advantage Of their
opportunities They bought, possibly at the
department stores collection uSIa Of vases and
at prices about three times as much as their
value Rice wine which normally sold for
or 10 cents for a small bowl. could be served
TO the Summing parties for is and 20 cents
as an extremely rare drink. There Is not much
Chinatown and It has been customary for
these visitors to wind up the evening in a Chi
nese restaurant and imagine that they had been
very bohemian" Hardly night passed
without one or two such parties. but during
the past month Mott street has been forced
to get along without them.
A man who has at this moment the deep SYM
pathy of large circle OF devoted friends Is MIR.
Iedyard Of Detroit, whose only daughter.
Maude. married Baron Won Ketteler. the Ger
man Minister TO China who was murdered at
Pekin. Miss Ledyard was young woman Of
marked beauty and brilliant accomplishments
and a great favorite In Washington and De-
troit society. Mr.. Ledyard has been almost be-
side himself over the uncertainty as TO the fate
OF his daughter. 1t has been with difficulty that
his friends have restrained him from starting
at once for the Far Fast 10 be as near a. possi-
BILE 10 his child whether she be dead or alive.
His grief for his son-in-law. to whom he was
greatly attached. would be keen. except that IL
anxiety for his daughter. Week before. last the
body OF MIR. Ifdyards only son. killed In the
Philippines, was brought home. Mr. Ledyard
lives entirely alone In his beautiful home In De-
troit.
The singers who provide New York's opera
season every year are scattered over Europe en-
joying the rest which is presumed to be neccs-
sary 10 restore them TO the condition OF health
required for another years work. Nine Sem
brich is in the mountains OF the southern Tyrol
at about their highest point. Her vacations are
always passed in scrambling over mountains as
far As she can get from the customary haunts of