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New Yorker, who recently became en-.
gagged to Herbert Sleafh. tho English actor
and manager, sportsman and man Of wealth,
returned tho other day to this country
and the engagement Il said to have been
broken o6 beyond hope Of reconciliation.
Miss Sheldon is now stopping with friends
on Long Island and may resume her pro-
fessional career In this city whsrs 90 far
she has acted only with the Amateur Com
edy Club.
She went TO London about four years
ago and was lucky enough to interest Sir
Henry Irving In her theatrical ambitions.
She got an unimportant but valuable place
In the Lyoeum company and acted for two
years In his support. 6he was later en-
gagged by Herbert Sleath when he became
the manager Of the Adelphi Theatre. he
Is a young man OF wealth who divides his
diversions between the theatre and moro
athletic sports He is also handsome and
when his engagement with Miss Sheldon
was announced the suitability Of the boz
trotha struck everybody familiar with
the youth and good looks Of both parties
Miss Sheldon has light reddish blonde hair
and blue eyes and Mr.. Sleath. who v still
under 80. is dark and handsome. But
appropriate and promising as tho match
quite unlikely a. Miss Sheldon has returned
here, Mr.. Sleath u in London and more
than the ocean u said 10 be between them.
While the first Of October has largely
taken the place Of the first Of May a. the
general day Of moving In New York. one
advantage Is secured by tho tenant who
rents fat In the spring.
Il looked through some fats on the upper
West Side last spring. said . New Yorker
the other day. 'and then decided to spend
the summer out Of town, expecting to take
an apartment In tho fail. have been
back to several Of tho places I looked
at In April and fnd that In every case
there has been an increase In the rcnt.
Apartments that cost In the spring,
say 81 900, are now not to be had for leso
than twelve or thirteen hundred. Every.
where l found this same increase In, tho
rents. was told by the agents that
There are now 90 few persons that move
In May that In order to have their apart
ments occupied during the summer the
cheaper rent. As the agent Is likely
TO ra]se the rent in the following spring
to the figure that would regularly be
asked, the economy OF the arrangement
is enjoyed for only one year. But for q
person that moves frequently there would
be q saving In the arrangement.
Jan Kubelik. the Bohemian violinist,
who is just now the musical sensation Of
Europe, Is TO travel here next winter with
retinue large enough for a prima donna.
He will bring with him from Europe when
he sails toward the close Of November q
personal manager, secretary and his
wife, an accompanies and q valet, Con-
sidering that he has just celebrated his
twenty-hrst birthday, he requires more
than ordinarily luxurious surroundings.
He Ia unlike most musical celebrities from
Europe In that he brings none Of the mem-
bers Of his family with him. His father,
a market gardener near Prague, prefers
to remain at home and hear there OF his
sons triumphs. His secretary, to whom
he Is devoted, accompanies him every
where, and has been his companion since
he first began to travel az a virtuoso.
The young violinist had not reached his
majority when he made his contract with
Daniel Frohman. Mr.. Frohman said that
he learned first while trying to engage the
violinist the troubles Of a musical i'm
presario. Kubelik was tied up with all
kinds Of strange contracts that had to be
disposed Of before, the more important
American tour could be arranged. Tho
rumor that the boy was managed by q syn
dictate which paid him a certain amount
for his services was not true. but he was
engaged by a Hungarian music publisher
who paid him only a small part Of his earn
ings. SO young Kubelik will, like many
other foreign artists, lay the foundasions
of his fortune here. Mr.. Frohman has
guaranteed him more than any lnstru-
mentalist ever received before, and none
but Paderewsh ever earned so much.
This season in London the receipts for the
Kubelik recitals. which were frequent,
exceeded. considerably the takings at the
two Paderewski conoefts.
The city photograph shops are Almost
deserted at this time Of the year, and the
only customers seen at the we,l-known
places are visitors from other cities who
are anxious to have a picture taken by
some Of the well-known New York artists
before they return home. Yet there Is NO
other season Of the year so well adapted ia
having a photograph taken as the present.
The tan which nearly every one acquires
to a greater OF less extent in summer is an
advantage to the sitter which no winter
substitute can equal The dark complexion
that comes from sun and wind gives the
face Just the shades that the photographer
tries to secure by means OF the
curtains that form part Of the paraphernalia
Of every gallery. just as hrunettes take
better pictures as a rule than blondes, all
persons who are tanned are certain TO have
better pictures than If they were posed In
their natural color The person who takes
the poorest picture always is the pale man
or woman who Is likely TO give the photog-
rapher more trouble than any other client.
Nowadays some Of the photographers
resort to the use Of colored lights " produce
Just the effects that are TO be got when the
lace is brown from the sun.
While Nine. Lehman was deciding
whether or not TO come this year to this
several matters seemed 20 her TO
make the trip impossible and she had to
ponder over them with her accustomed
seriousness before coming 20 any definite
conclusion. One day she decided that
IN American tour was simply out OF the
question this year because she owed I
o one of her American pupils 10 remain
n Europe and continue her tuition. This
eomed so plainly her duty that she notified
:. l.. Graf. her manager. that al negota-
ions were to be called of She refused
o hear any argument on the subject and
nally made what she thought was pro-
.ibitive condition by declining to con-
ider a concert tour here unless this par
ocular pupil was brought along to America
{ her managers expense To Nine.
.ehmann's astonishmont the offer was
romptly accepted by her manager and the
lst serious obstacle TO Nine. Iehmann's
rip was finally removed. So it happens
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