The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-28

l0F hs AInefloan season have been SUI
ncient 10 enable him 10 devote long period
g composition the work he enjoys most
He has settled most Of his plans for the
new opera he IL 10 compose, and when he
returns TO the United States IL will be TO
supervise It's production. Just as he did
when -Aanru' was given here for the
hrat time.
To have grass dried linen Is one Of the
latest domestic eItraVagHnces- II has been
handed along by word Of mouth from one
to another who appreciate a good thing
and there has been neither need nor inclina-
ton to cheaper It by advertising. It was
the happy idea Of . man who fell heir 10
one Of thoss New England farms that you
cannot rent, sell or give away. But the frgt
view Of the situation showed that his farm
would bring him to speedy bankruptcy II
he were to attempt 10 run II agriculturally.
II had plenty Of water and broad, wind
swept meadows where the sun beat all day
long. This gave him bis idea. From a city
friend he oajoled lot Of what housekeepers
call the 'blg pieoes' Of tho family wash.
When the sheets and tahleoloths and 80
v'ettes came homo II was not 90 much that
they were clean-that Is elemental laundry
work, though rarely attained-but they had
the breath Of country air and the smell Of
the grass. From this beginning the trade
has grown until that Massaohusetts farm
is paying better than Il ever did under .
system Of rotation Of crops,
The most exciting news that the return
ing singers brought back was the fact that
Jules Judels had married In California a
member Of the chorus. Jules Judels,
whose name Is more picturesque even 10 the
eye than to the ear because the initial letter.
NJ =
ated With the Metropolitan since baby
hood. He began as Maurice Orau's ohtee
boy, was advanced 10 oallboy, Afterward
made an actual debut In "Messaline' and later
became a member Of the executive stan.
He has become such q fixture In the IN:
stltution that Mr. Conried, who entered
on the cares Of impresaF ioship without TAX
inR Jules into confederation, soon called
him hack to bis place In the Metropolitan;
Now Jules keepa an eye on the singer and
gets them to the stage on time during the
performances.
Tho poor photographer has 10 stand all
sorts OF faultfnding with the portraits be
and the sun turn out, One complainer
summoned the picture man 10 court and
wanted the Magistrate TO make him give
the money back.
hand, said the woman, 'and Il was made
40 that no matter " here hung 1t on the
wall the eyes would never look straight
The Magistrate decided that no crime
had been committed.
A man whose business took him to the
engine room Of one OF the Pennsylvania
ferryboats got into q conversation with
the chief engineer and happened 10 mention
that be lived In iSeth street near LsnoH
avenue.
sWell,' said the chief, i've always lived
IN the old Ninth ward, q little west OF Jeffer-
son Market, In fact, was born there nearly
fifty years ago. ] have been thinking
lately that would take trip 70 Harlem
and zee how much It haO changed since
was there last.
why, let me see, said the engineer, Il
haven't been above Twonty-third street in
thirty year,
The Young man who tboughtleEsly took
the racehorse Sea Robber to illustrate bis
testimony In a libel suit in The Supreme
Court recently, as TO how he succeeded in
placing a bet in q pOolroOm In Harlem.
probably had no accurate conception Of
the host Of unpleasant memories that name
would bring 10 his friends ON Park row,
Sea Robber was owned by . man who
was interested in q restaurant in a down;
town newspaper Office. This man also had
owned Touraine, who had raced In winner
AZ odds Of something Nike 20 70 1. The
rastarirant keepers friends were In on TIE
rood thing, because the owner bad tipped
them on. They were also In on Sea Robber
come yeaTs ago at just a. big odde,onoe'tNioe,
three times, and the row was broke Tor weeks
a. a result. The money which FsTk TOW
niled on the horse resulted In knocking the
ODDS down almost a half every time be ran.
Sea Robber was last each time.