The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-09
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

twenty-five years he popped into my mind
two nights ago, so suppose that friends
who are interested in telopathy will say
that the principles OF that science we're
in active operation cannot recall An
tonic Bites true name at the moment. !
remember that he showed as "Signor."
not Professor" Bi.z. and vas great
favorite IN New York in his younger DAYS.
Later he lived on Mount Vernon street
near sixteenth street in Philadelphia and
had some SOFT OF working agreement
with Frank Comfy. singer and comedian,
giving low priced but very successful
entertainments at Musical Fund Hall
Amateur Drawing Room. Adelph Hall,
&c. and at churches and for social organ
iza;.cns. The sgnor was very fond OF
children and every school child In Phls-
delphla was his loyal ally. He was
great ventrilopuist. and although his feats
OF legerdemain we're very simple they
we're amusing and his popularity was we'll
deserved. His granddaughter, Of whom
he was cxtravasantly fond, was that
Marie Van Zandt who under Col Maple
son and later made success IN opera
being markedly popular in Paris. The
sieaor in the early '1os wrote book NJ
/ racol!ecGons, II containing number OF
stories ard much simple remlniscence.
. remember The book chiefly because of its
vivid rcd cove with stampings IN black
| OF deVil. witches. &c. Blitz was very
popular a. minor entertainer. my knovl-
cdr. ~ him running 7 Judge. from 1855
10 1878 although ne had been before the
pulls Tor fully twenty wears prior to my
kuorlcdgc ~ MIN He was a genial.
kindly gentleman. and as 7 have said
great f-end ~ children. have heard
tina, he acdu FED n fair property and that
he vas quite charitable in providing for
those In reed PHttfP RAND.
seem to have some information in re-
/ Spouse 70 this call. 4 fellow can't be so
sure after an interval OF sixty years or so.
'hu. feel nuite confident that Is the period
nearly rather than the forty wears. was
= 2 small hoy In the Washington Square
district. SiZnpr Bltz. magician-possi-
/ hlv ventrlouuist and trained canary bird
eNiih.tor-held out on Broadway some
where between Amity and Blocker
streets. perhaps a little further north.
u seem to recall an old building called
Egyptian Hall In association with him
; ! also remember wha. | recall as a very
/ hne collection ~ Egyptian mummies.
Sgnor Blitz, think. spent q part ~ his
time in rooms in the building and gave OK
hihitions In hall there and at other
places. I feel pretty sure tina. the time
was between sixty and sixty-hve Years
ago. J. Y. e.
I md ia my scrapbook on uands An
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inches long y inch thick. Presented TO
me by William r. Robinson. who says:
L sent YOU the other day nv registered
mail wand once the property OF Signor
Antonio Blitz. You will ind IL indcnted
AZ one end this comes from striking II
AGAINST the edge ~ the table while ex-
hihitin: his trained birds with the wand
he directed their movements as well as
using u In his magical performance
consider myself fortunate In securing L..
ard IL was by continued coaxing and
believe worrying the man eventually got
1t from the present owner. Abraham Blitz
the nephew Of Signor \ Bltz. He lef.
America about tventy-three wears ago
and came 70 England, where ne has been
ever since" Bites book can ne seen In
the Ellison collection In the Public Ii.
hrary as can the letter giving facts Of
vands. Robinson was for many wears
With Hermann and Kellar and about A.
teen years ago went to Europe and
adopted a Chinese act and became Chung
Ling 500 and IL to-day one OF the great
est msricians In Europe
S. r ELLrsoN. MD.
There is fashion OF wearing the hat.
! IN hand not on head. which one observes
AT funerals and when man Is escorting
his aunt through an art gallery. The lef,
thumb is found in the head cavity the An
ger tips engage Win the brim, the hat lies
back toward the ! II elbow the forearm g
rectargularly in front Of the BODY Does
any one know why? CM
Every fashion has an evolution Of It's
spec rs; ceremonial survival is particu-
larly active in this domain The position
OF tho ha; described In the query is sin
Eularly ungalnly and by no means COM
Portable but regarded as survival OF a
custom which was AT once easy and
graceful 1t is not difficult TO trace II back.
A century and half ago mon wore hats
elongated fore and aft and decorated with
fne feathers which make hne birds. This
hat has been preserved in use to the pres
ent day in thu dress uniform OF army and
navy. Such n hat could not he carried
pend mt from the hand at the side. for its
plumes would be foued by the dust. Ac-
cordingly it became proper 20 carry hats
OF this form in the crook OF the elbow
The left arm was determined by the fact
that when this hat was the common wear
every gentleman wore sword and the
RICH, hand must always be free to dra "
blade from scabbard. Tho hat has nm
dergone change the etiquette remains UNI
moved,