The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-24
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

adopted an unprecedented method OF re-
serving places for those who ordered them.
Diagrams OF the rooms were made and the
tables were marked just as the seats In
| theatre. The extent OF the demand may
be gat hered from the fact that one hotel had
on TUESDAY only two tables left for supper
on Friday night and none at all on saturday.
Not all of the restaurants Jared so well.
The crowd wanted to go only to the con-
spicuous and fashionable resorts and those
OF another kind, which are usually able to
count on a regular clientele at all times.
have found the number OF their patrons
decreased by the fact that the tide during
Horse Show week sets toward the large
establishments: and persons who are not
| in the habit OF patronizing them at any
other time want to 90 there then.
One OF the results Of Mr.. Grau's hunt for
! big musical game during the past season
was the enga cement Of tenor on approval
| Since he h ordinarily compelled to offer
sin gers large numbers of representations
| In order to get them to come TO New York
IL was a rarity to find one willing to come
| here to be triad: and what IL more curious
to be sent home II he was found wanting
Singers on approval are luxury hero that
| impresarios here never enjoyed before.
Two brothers, heads OF one OF the largest
| banking firms In this city, have been for
wears conspicuous for popularity which
was thought to be confined to them. Al
| though they live near one another and
start for business at the same time they
| have never been known to travel downtown
together on the same train. IL they
arrive at the station simultaneously, as
/ frequently happens, since they often meet
and walk together, one always waits until
| the other brother has started downtow n
| Then he takes the next train. Their object
| in doing this L. to avoid any danger of the
consequehocs that might arise from al
| accident. In such a case one brother
| would be on hand to attend to.the business
Now a younger pair Of brothers who
seem in a fair way to become az prosperous
emulating their plan with even greater
! caution. They live III the same house and
| are usually ready To- go to business at tho
same time every day, But they approach
| Wall Street by diverse routes. They Will
| not even trust themselves simultaneously
| to the same railroad, and while one goes to
! his place of business by the Sixth avenue
I elevated, the other goes To the Third avenue.
| Such a plan not only prevents the conse-
| quences Of serious accident but even a
| delay.
William s. Vanderbilt Allen, as he al
| present calls himself. has spent most Of
! his life in Europe. After his parents di,
he went 10 England, where he lived with
/ an aunt. and later 10 Paris, where he de =
cided to make a profession Of painting
| He studied diligently and won several
! medals after he began to exhibit. He
spent some time in Gerome's atelcr. None
! IF the signs OF mental disturbance which
/ led TO his incarceration IN private sani-
/ tarium six wears ago was noticed until
| he had spent several years here,
/ l., hnH "a comfort "a La fort which he.
! proceeded to got rid Of as rapidly as possl-
| die Most Of II was spent in entertaining
persons of the particular social set in which
he was ambitious to shine. Among other
| Fuilar 10 dance in his studio when such
| incidents were not 80 common as they are
| to-day. ,,,.
IN si"I nm vi w i , ''r'
| ~ sn,tura nearly gonc and rreditnrs harass-
| ing him. The contents of the studio Were
! sacrificed and some debts were PAID, But
| enough rethalieu 70 MoIiy M. h'ie'i ~
n.y. $3.50, .r" ,,r,n,irnd Ly Ms famiIv have
| pronounced him inCuraNle. He has left in
| trust barely enough TO support him mod
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