The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07

un,il the women arc ready 70 enter tho
uiLing room.
A they tell the head waiter their name,
and pass into the dining room there is
con ,cio,rs pride in the gait Of every party
having a table IN the front room. For
only tn elect enter there.
Probably the elect 81 this restaurant
on Sunday night might not be so highly
priced in other places. But il means
something 10 br comfortably seated here
on a sunday. Therefore, envious glances
are cast about them 10y omen who could
get an invitation to subscription ball
without the leaat effort. while on the other
hand. the woman who has just swept down
to a table in the centre Of tho room would
stand ~ little chance Of getting In there as
perhaps she would into heaven,
curiCusly diverse crowd Il there every
one particular They are all dressed in
either black or white. There the resem-
bianco iot wcen them ceases.
Last Sunday night three Of the Tos'
discussed women on the New York stage
we're there. And 40 was young bride,
whose wedding the week before had been
the snlartsst Of the winter. One of the
women, who has been for more than thirty
years q beauty Of comic opera, was In the
society Of the person with whom abe in
variably appears In public. Another was
a very diminuiive comic opera performer,
VINO HtT teCOTt fNuCn IUOTe ire
quently, while the third Is much more
distinguished for her size and her skill
In INIT atoms than for f1er beauty
And there were other women IN the crowd
who were quite ~ we'll known by reputation
and name to many of the men there AZ the
actresses, although they were never on the
stage.
The variety in the men was just as great
Two 81 them were the most noted book
makers in town and they sat at a table near
y mar Who had just distinguished himself
in chi H'nal trial
| CORR Tor and the cafe, there WAS the same
| variety 81 men and women. brilliantly
! dressed. talking. laughing, eating, drinking
and sometimes mopine.
| And TO think. said one woman who looked
| through her lorgnon at the crowd, ten year.
| ago New Workers used TO have cold tongue
| and tea on Sunday nights and be satisfied,
This truthful observer might have added
| that the Sunday dinner out 40 omIlishes
the same purpose that the cold tongiie and
tea Of former days did 1t let's the cook &c
| out
Further down the avenue and on TO Broad.
way on the west, there Il the same crowd In
every restaurant that has become popular
All Of them are filed with apparently pros.
porous and happy people.
A certain amount Of prosperity Is absol
| utelv necessary TO pay the checks that i'm
PEND, On the other hand. there seems ne
excuse for lack Of happiness
By O'Clock on Sunday night, the thoughts
Of what might be called all New York ar,
turned res,aurantward. OF course, ther,
are several friliions whose thoughts are OF
q lite direrent slbjects But they are no
| the millions that one knows and sees
| Don't stop me-" said one man TO anot he,
az they ssad on the avenue, I'm paving
on n lot ~ cores this afternoon I've fou
! c IL 10 NV credit already"
! But he looked at his watch, decided TO le
one call drop from the list he had prepa rec
: and the two went into the cafe Of the bis
hotel. II was after o'clock Every tabl,
| was occupied
I'm out Of BREATH" one Of the men said
-Rcen irving to pay of some Of the calls
owe, Nowadays girl knows perfectl,
we'll that you don't want TO see her II vol
call on any day but Sunday. Every CIR
a fellow meets nowadays says Come in oil
Sunday. I'm always at home then
| And the result Of that is fellows com
| PEELED To call on that day or run the risl
Of being thought deucedy rude. Ever,
woman | know wants TO have rs MANI
men IA possible on Sunday afternoon.
haven't had any golf this month except oil
one Sunday when II rained.'
The waiter put down he glasses and afte
they we're empty the other man began.
You're the only fellow know that w,
met this afternoon" he said. Every on,
OF EN- was away playing golf. overslep