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

myself or should have gone up TO Ardeley
cNl"d w seven men on The telephone"
and 'hey We're al scattered ahou, the neigh
porhopG iron lpaNami- 10 BaltusroL
h;"r nile | got DESPERATE. | tooh
On auto and went UP to WOod,nanston for
lunch"
Ten minutes had passed and the eager
caller was looking curluufly at lis watch
he got up to leave the room
Come. pay some calls With me. he sail
70 u" lonesome man In New York on Sun
day for The first time III month.
! IN going II hear sO'no music al The
smiths or I wouli," he answered I'm
only Waiting until o'clock. They are 60
lag to have Two French girls that sing
dues IN Cost um".'
| managers two years ago that the sunday
thirst for amusement could ne utilize. to
advantage To this day, the Sunday after
noon public * always ready to respond
enthusiastically to tho opportunity to
| hear any hing worth hearing.
There are several organizations that
| still give concerts on sunday afternoon
! in private houses and art gale les The
| Tickets to those are sold by subscription
and these performances are rarely heard
| of Ivy other persons than those who sub
| scribe IN hear them.
| musicale in some of the hotels or restau-
| rants in which rooms are rented for such
| purposes. The German clubs also have
| their Sunday afternoon musical gather
| ings at which there are professional PLAYERS.
| a., addit ion to the ChOrlises or musician =
| that belong to the clubs. And sunday
afternoon IL a popular time for the moe ing
| u amateur orchestras. which are far more
numerous than outsiders would ever sup
pose.
| These are few OF the ways Of spending
| Sunday open TO those who like 10 hear
/ llain in. IA n tarv, xx.ffh hni tAa
in some cases with a drink Of another kind
| Nobody ever thought Of taking tea, for il,
stance, 1T Liederkranz or an Aschel,-
broedl concert.
| There u quite another kind OF afternoon
| for the fortunate owner Of an automobile
and for his friends The rumble OF the
| machines up Fifth avenue begins before
| the church bells are heard
Many Of these trips are all-lay ar airs, 10
end only In time for those who took cart
To arrive for dinner and then wind up the
merry sunday with a sacred concert or
| somo similar entertainment
| Other automol !lc parties start out in the
afternoon ard there Is a steady procession
| OF them up the avenue after lur cheon
Toward dusk the returning machines ali
the avenue with the roise of their progress
and the apprehension of other travellers.
And the art exhibitions are open now
on Sundays said woman who usually
las al active week. thus making II pos.
sillle TO do one more thing oil that day
1t has come To he the busiest In the week,
What with luncheors that are becom.
ing more and moro popular every month
after DON musicales and men coming &c
call. there In 10 Ion ger time enough to dc
the things ore is invited TO
| And Sunday used to be the day whe,
there was nothing but church TO THU. i
about
All Of tho Sunday entertainment ia no,
desigi ed only for the people who own
auomol lies and dire H. Fifth avenue ros
taurar Is or those whose taste runs To vew
6 pau tings and listening to chamber
music Tl,"r" are Sun day Light perform
ances TO suit very different tastes.
Apart from the popular concerts at tn,
Metropolitan, there are variety shows In
several theatres ard the audiences ar,
Iearly always large. Whenever Their,
Is the least probability that good show
will lie found, the audience Is certain to b,
large enough to make it profitable
| And In addition To the theatres In which
the Sunday variety programmes arc given
| there are invariably two or three bei eft
that offer substantially the Same kind o
programme.
The continental Sunday which used :,
be held up to Americans Az q bugaboo ha!
not yet been realized here because tn,
theatres are not opened as they arc OF