The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18
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The mos, deadly hlow A. popular Ding
n ns has been the d -covery with w" OPEN
ing ~ the tennis season that u seriously
impairs = mans tennis game The most
'nthlsis site ping pongeT- this "'h'er
have been the crack teunis players
i have given up ping-p until next
winter. : ssii one of them. 'trsause hh's
found that II was absolutely imIossibls
To play good ping pong and so"d tennis
At the same -earcn find after pins-long
that I do NOT start quickly for a hall At
tennis ant hat !-t'inCitvely refuse =
Noll"v stroke N the choice must ne made
quickly Moreover. in NV returns ] h9Ve
gnt" an to pacces and II ! am going TO play
IN any tourna nsn,s this summer inu~t
forget nay plng-pDng completely
This same complaint har be-'n mate
by other tennis pls Yer. an' ~ - pfobahiy
&c, eral
The fact tha, one OF The two most promi-
nent athletic clubs IN town seriously con-
sidered the abandonment Of it- country
clubhouse al the beginning Of this season
has drawn attention 10 tho heavy expense
attending the maintenance OF branch
country clubs and the comparatively small
returns from them This particular organi-
zation three years z acquired one Of tho
mos, picturesque clubs and training grounds
In New jersey for the benefit Of lite athletic
members. AZ the same time u took IN the
men that had bcen running the Jersey
club and assumed It's burdens.
The grounds are easily accessible. pict-
RESCUE and well Kept. They give facilities
for baseball. tennis, cricket, golf boating ana
swimming let comparatively few OF the
city members avail themselves OF these
advantages. Apparently city men haven't
time even to snatch an hour or two regu-
AIRY for op~n-air Athletic
Yet all the year the club IL under the
heavy expense Of maintaining two houses
aud an athletic field 10 keep up is priest ge
Its monetary lo-s last wear on this account
has tpen e=t - a, Is coo, and II IL there
fore not TO he wondered nj II The question "a
To whether OF not II II worth while Was
raised.
A Young swell wore a new style evening
coat at tho Wsldorf-Astoria the other
night. II was a swallow-taIl with velvet
collar and "A pocket for a handkerchief
IN the LEFT breast Atiny lace handkerchief
pecped from the pocket
The fact that n Prince ha. gone into the
real "eiatc business here after having been
in this country several wears, need not
surprise those who have seen The passing
Of other memhrrs Of the nobility who have
come 20 his country without the a"punt
81 money necessary TO fashionable life here. !
A visiting Prince NAV l.. very much APP |
precated for several seasons at Newport
Then lac il likely to bs le-s Of a novelty |
n h" IL not wealthy enough to entertain
or # he docs not marry some heiress who !
Is able TO do II for him.
Young men Of title who have come TO this
country for a second visit have frequently
,al..N h.wr ,,,,l L. .,Vl,.t.t,. 81. !
WELCOME is on their return Oue who
returned herr last winter after an absence
of two wears counted on la wing quite a.
good a time a. he had On his first appsaT-
anc~, in New York.
Ru, to his surprise he learned that he
was 70 ha ~ quite a a nerent sort Of eN- |
Ier"n~" Instead ~ being ar appreciated
guest c~verywhern he went. he found hat
he was looked upon rs "a matter IT course
whsn"v"r he was invited ont AT all
Exports N social matters have ~aid hat
tho vogue Of a titl.d foreigner. however
he nav 10 Introduced. ~ not likely 20 CON
tinua for moro than two Seasons II he IL
not wealthy enough To return 'he tsVurs
shown fo HIM and il looked upon a. n ysOs-
= bir husband for an American woman Of
wealth
e." distin gu she'd young foreigner with
oil ana lofty til" IL now living very
quietly here still wondering why the society
that took him gp with 80 much euthus assn
n wv war HkFs = w ~ uil w lAIIk ,
interesting about him now He IL quite
the sarr He does not real - that other
mon - title have come IN the meantime
AMI that variety IL ~cteruRlly demanded
even by the persons who like Dukes.
~ Il. beautiful in rt-elf. = remarked an
architect while passing tho new Chamber
Of Commerce build ng in Liberty street.
-but u ought 20 l., surrounded hy wide
space. u ought ~ no IN a small park
II low, classic STRUCTURE should never
to jamm~d IN among towering, twentieth
ohcr buildings The i~ncongruty
oHends
We're an architect Of the age 81 PeriCles
10 have the commission To design "A hail
Tor the Chamber ~ Connerce and were
he told that b" might d"s' IN II as h. PLEASED
f.r 'h's Liberty street site. Ill wager hat
h. would not link FOR a moment ~ follow
Iug ia" Ines 81 q Gr"c.sn temple lie
consider tho surroundings and arm
10 avoid r~roougUItier
And th,~r anyicnts knew 80 much 90
ne art 81 architecture that he would SUI
.sNi am surp