The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-16
NEW YORk'S
MISCELLANY
A Few of the Interesting
Phrases of Life Viewed
from Metropolis.
MODEL THEATRE
WILL OPEN SOON
Mime. Nordica's Beyreuth a
Return to New Workers
of Past FaVorS.

New York. June 15-UnseasouabIe
weather has caused losses to the New
| York retailers and wholesalers in
wearing apparel, hats and shoes, that
run into the millions. Stocks laid in
| by the department stores and small
! retail dealers early in the spring Syill
/ cucumber the sheiIeS. and the whole
/ sale houses are unable Is collect for
/ the goods they have delivered all over
! the country, for the reason that sales
are as backward in other cities and
/ towns as in New York Hundreds of
! employees have been laid off One big
! store suspended 472 Salespeople, and
another 40 The more optimistic
| shopkeepers hope TO catch up as soon
as the weather turns warm, but even
/ a blistering not spell in few days
/ will fail to save heavy losses. Suits,
hats and general apparel designated
| for spring wear will nCt be sold. When
the rush of buyers comes it Will go
| 10 the distinctively summer grades.
/ The losses fall heaviest on small re-
! tailers handling only one line. Their
/ stocks are practically intact. HabeT-
/ daShers especially have suffered.
An Ideal Playhouse.
| David BelaScO'S many dreams of the
I ideal playhouse will be realized when
| the Stuyvesant Theatre is opened by
I David WarfeId with new play next
! September.
/ In the first place, the new theatre
will have a clear passage ten feet wide
! completely surrounding it. The cost
OF this unoccupied land is 100000.
! The gain to the theatre is in the in
creased exits there is to be one exit
to every twenty-One persons in the
audience). in the gain in ventilation.
IN the increased fire protection. and
the added comfort in the actors dress
inc rooms, which are all open TO ire
outer air. A stage with two sub
stages capable of rapid elevation VIII
'do away with many stage waits ana
increase the facilities for quick
changes. Four thousand lights Will
illuminate the state There will be
three fly galleries. where usually only
one is to be found.
The star who plays in the StUv-
vesant Theatre may count himself
fortunate A special suite is provided
for him. consisting of a reception
room, dressing room and a bathroom
with a shower. His approach TO the
stage is exclusive.
One feature of the new theatre Will
be the mural decorations. now being
painted in Paris. The entire interior
walls are divided into panels. and
the scheme for decoration IS said 10
be as unique as the lighting of the
auditorium, which consists of cleo
trio bulbs concedird behind glass
panels, giving a subdued light of much
beauty.
And the house is so thoroughly
fireproof that no one could set the
place on fire if he wanted 10.
SincIair'S Diet.
Anent the diet discussion. Upton
Sinclair sends to a newspaper the fol
lowing sample of a regimen which he
SAYS has proved proper for q man cf
2S. who weighs 1876 pounds, and work;
his brain fairly hard. Breakfast. a.
m. one cup Of cool water (nO iCe.)
half dozen UncOCked prunes. Din
ner. 3:30 p. m one lambchOp or plate
of soup, one small rotate, one saucer
of rice pudding, custard or fruit. Sup
per. p. NJ, slice of bread and butter,
saucer of uncOoked cereal and cream,
saucer of fruit and cream.
These meals" says the author Of
The Jungle" If chePrfully and slow
" put away. will absolutely cure dys-
pepsia. If the person who eats them
viii also abstain from too much
mOney-malling. Will sleep with his
windows open. take cold baths in The
morning and play some outdoor games
one hour a day, he viii find himself
forever immune from colds. and sore
throat, stomach troubles. alcoholic,
nicotine and other. abnormal craving,
nervous disorders, insomnia. i'll on
per, risanthropy. philosophical psssi- /
mism and political conservatism.
At Morgan's Home.
Here is something that is going on
up at Mr.. J. y. Morgan's iiue Madison
Avenue residence. That gentleman
has begun the tearing down OF house /
worth SS5. 900 once owned by William /
Z. Dodge, and in admirable shape. /
This house stands between Mr. Nor !
gan's home. at the corner of IS Il
street and that of his son. on the cor
ner of Thirty-seventh street. The
three-stOry building. which, exclusive
of the land, is assessed at $4,000 /
conceals the view from Madison ave
nue., CT the magnificent white marble
library building which Mr.. Morgan
erected in the rear of his home On
the plot where the building stands /
and between his home and the home
Cf his son, MI Morgan Will lay out an
Italian garden with fountains and
flower beds. This will give an uncb- ,
Structed view of the library building.
and Will be beautiful in itself. Mr. |
Morgan plan calls Tor the rebuilding
of the north side Of his house, which
backed against the Dodge house. The
brick walls will be replaced by stone. !
and this work is under way There
Will be an entrance 10 the garden from
this side Of the house. and also 70 the
library building IN the rear. and 50
the public, the Eoor man. The LITTLE
children, the riCI. -5zsser-by. the fine
LADY and the servant. viii al have q I
free look upOn a place OF liVeliness. /
on which the owner viii have layished /
thousands Of dollars to make pretty .