The sun., 1902-10-19
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

Fritz K-eisler. the violinist, surprised
his friends by appearing In New York last
week, altho, gh he is not to play here again
until next year. He is admittedly not here
on any commercial or artistic errand and
his friends deny that he has Come to get
married
But they are inclined 10 think that he
has como for entirely sentimental reasons
Thus last summer the news arrived in New
fork from Russia that Herr Kreisler was
20 be married there in July, His prompt
ness in denying that report bv cable and
lis anxiety 10 have it, fal-i,y made known
led TO the belief that lie might bc Interested
in having It's untruthfulness well csts sblished
Ierc
Few persons are willing TO believe that
mere iaterest in her art has brought the
yiolinist all the way 10 America to witness
thc approaching frs. appearance of a
young American singer who is said TO be as
gifted as her mother was before her
David Baxter is Scotch and ~ yet un-
known TO fame here except as the ca bies
have brought the reports Of his achieve
ments He sings a. profession and plays
golf as a diversion.
And how good golf player he is may be
gathered from the accounts Of his latest
achievements at the game which have
been sent to this country. He was able to
go around the course at Carnoustie in o
strokes. II appears that w j. Travis,
when he played on the same course, was
not able to make any better record
A score Of 20 strokes at the Carnoustie
course seems to indicate a high degree Of
skill in golf and II is only unfortunate that
Mr. Baxter has no such exact means Of In
dicatng what he il able TO do as a musician
II he could give In advance some equally
definite INDICATION OF his abilit les when 1t
comes to Handel or Brahms, there might
be warmer welcome from some OF his
musical public.
when engaged a telephone girl the
other day" said a lawyer in a large Office
building downtown, Il realized how thor
oughly opposed is the American woman to
anything Ike domestic service.
The most pay that could offer was %
a week. ! received more than 200 answers
TO my advertisement and wrote TO the
woman who seemed the most likely tn suit.
-She came TO see Inc and seemed too in
telligent and experienced a person for the
place. But she said that -he would rather
work for 50 d week anywhere than stay in
her present place OF employment She
was addressing envelopes and the way in
which the establishment was conducted
made work there especially oneroua.
'She lived out Of town, In one Of the Or
anges. and had to pay her fare on the train
daily se well a. buy her lunch. Therefore
l.cr daily expenses would make big hole
in her earnings. Yet even in such circum-
stances ehe was glad TO get the place.
A. the same time my wife vas spend
inc several hours every day ia an uptown
employment agency looking for cook.
We were wiling 70 pay So a month. The
cook gets one afternoon a. week 10 herself
and every second Sunday afternoon and
evening And che has nothing TO do with
her money bu; spend il on herself
Yet rather than take up what they con-
slider the degrading toll Of domestic ser
vice. the American women continue 10 earn
in other employment what is in effect half
as much a. the servants get
The provision made nowadays for the
comfort ~ women VINO work dnwnt q wn