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‘s de + —_—_—— "Filrtatious Friend in a Box at _, “Florodora” Got Gay with the ' Beauteous Chorus Maidens ‘on the Stage. MAY OF A CANDID CRITIC. @eabrooke May Become Landlord ef a Hote! on the Sound at Rye Beach to Be Named After Him. Could it have been the old attmetio @f “Florodora” or the new attraction Of fresh Florodorians which lured Clyde Witeh, Berry Wall and “another gentle- Man” to the Academy of Music on the ralniest, forgiest and muddyist night of Igst week? At any rate, they were there, perchud High and dry in an upper box, and @eeming quile content to s.'9 away from Wyeth avenue and Broadway for au ‘Mr. Fitch, as modest as sxn2 of h's ‘plays ore immodest—the 14-1rafed one, for example—kept out of sight of the gudience as much as possiiie. Mc. Wall @nd “the other gentiemin” pushed boldly to the front and critically in- + @pected cach new set of sila as they sappeared. Mr. Hitch seemed to he tak- ing an impersonal ints fa the fer- formance. Presently, however, he was Obviously annoyed. The “other Kontle- Man” had moved his chair back Into the dark recesses of the box und wae @errying on a conversation with fair mes in the wing %y muans of goaturce _ OmMveying convivial mexiiag, Ie kept the merry pantomime until Mr. frowned his displeasure, and even Mr. Wall gave him a took which all Dut said: “Come, old chap, this sort of thing in a public plece will never do!’ Hereupon ‘the other gentleman” ‘out Into the light once more and ded to behave himself, t's his name? fell, now, it would hardly be fair to that, would it? way, it len't Brown. eee y Phe wild waves are saying that these ‘Plorodora”’ girls left quite a ripple 1 them in Detroit recently. Their ppularity, it is sald, congested with t the alley in rear of the theatre, f reports be true, it was also respon- for breaking ‘up n new and hay e. It appears that on the very t a prominent young married man a supper In thelr honor tho stork le its (rst cail ut his hom aud ’ a id him out. Now, it ts understood, , divorce court yawns for him. a still, sane people consider musi- comedy a harmless form of amuse- Bomewhere on the map of Michigan fs i Patent. Among its advantages—!im- ted thousia they may be—is the glorious ) ‘ome of a candid critic, After eltting through -an “entertainment” the other evening had this to say: “Phe Bostlemanns were greeted by a Packed house Friduy evening, and gave @ concert which was enjoyed by lovers Of classical music. That the Bostle- fmanns did thelr work well is clear from the comments made by those who can follow classical tune, ‘The editor of thia paper admits that he cannot, and @fier hearing one sclection of high+ own music the rest all sound allke to fhim. Once they played ‘Juantta,’ and this was appreciated. We sing this very } ourselves and whistle it with v and are prepared to say t. executed thia particu Fling to our ideas, Wor the re Inder of the programme, us we eald re, we have the word ot those handy with the scale that the play- re all Da Carl Crance, the singer, has a yolce, but has’ the classical habit, and ‘tries to follow up ais voice his hand, so as to bo sure It es all paris of the room. He 1 inly be good. for he wore a dres and gasped for breath just lke, the ma elnger: ie Review does not wish to criticise ladies who have provided this 0 qpume, hour ‘om split up between the vy. Heal experts and the jarge nun oramuses in the hall would be |. We spenk for the large number ple who " FLORENCE HALLiDAY. MINISTER’S WIFE MAKES DEBUT THOUGH MOTHER-IN-LAW IS DEAD. about such th for me to KO ately afte DEATH NO GAR TO STAGE DEBUT more | nearly a WILLIAM | H. CROS mise of Husband’s Mother, but Says She Can’t Abandon Her Project. dermen fi! his home y employed by ihe IT’S JUST A CASE OF MONEY. “Florence Halliday,” wife of the Rev, Charles 8, Brown, chaplain of the Epls- copal City Mission, makes her stage de- but to-day at the Orpheum Theatre, Brooklyn, although her mother-in-law, Mrs. Martha F, Brown, was burled only Saturday in Cypress Hills Cemetery. Mrs. Brown says that, while she re- greta tho death of her mother-in-law, to am) He hi months. children. the minleter's wife announced that she would go upon the vaudeville stage and sing and dance, She said her husband's salary was not sufficient to support her und the children, and that after talking the matter over her husband had con- sented, Tut his mother was a Nttle strict in those matters and she never did approve of the stage. A week after her daugh- ter-In-law announced that she would go on the stage—and the vaudeville, at that —the minister's mother died In her home. at No. 74 Truxton street, | twenty-four steamer Avona, Hngland, in 1891, mother-in-law had become reconciled to her plan of going on tho stage. “She was perfectly reconciled to St," said Mrs. Hrown, “I asked her and her dnughter and they were both agreeable, although they are hally and traced very conservative had accidentally funeral. certainly ‘no Giscesrsse None. Brew Member of the Noard Sheara(or Wlacrmen from Tenth Ward of Paterson, Clergyman’s Wife Regrets De-| parenson, N. J, Fob. 2—Willtam H. Cross, member of Board of Al- the Tenth rday of pleuro-pneumonia, aged thirty-nine ye: Ho was born in T here with his father in 1878. Company for many years and at the time of his death was assistant general superintendent of the works. Years ago a girder arm in the mill and tt became necessary tate the arm below the elbow. served as Alderman for thirteen He leaves a widow and seven 24 LOST IN WRECK. Entire Crew of Stranded Steamer she cannot abandon or postpone her en- Avona Drowned. agement, as she needs the money, RINGKJOPBING, Denmark, Feb. 2— It wan a little over a week ago that) 41 the members of the crew, numbering men, which went ashore yesterday at Lem- vig, Denmark, were drowned. The Avona, which Capt. Dreyer, was a tons burden. ‘She was bullt at Stockton, —————— Father and Child Overcome. John Mullaney, gix-month-old eon, Joseph, asphyxiated at thetr hom enth avenue, Brooklyn, yesterday morn- The minister's wite says that ber!ing, Mrr. Kate Tassey, who lives in the same house, smelied gas through the | of Mullaney, She found the father and gon unconscious in bed. ing from a stove in the kitchen, rubber tube connecting with the stove It may look strange ou the stage immedi- but | have the deal 1. CROSS DEAD. wa 4, died at rs, oy, N. Y., and came He was Pasimte Rolling Mil fe on his left of the Norwegtan from New Orleans, ‘ax commanded by teel vessel of 1,864 twenty-six, and his almost . 409 Sev- it to the apartments | Gis was escap- | The |mrating of the house at No. 5 Who can Gre Astin BURGLARS WORKED SCUTTLE ROUTE. While Family Eentertained in Lower Room UnwelcomedVis- itors Arrived Through Roof. The Brooklyn pollce are trying to find he burglars who entered the house of oritz, a hotel keeper, of No, 47 street, last night and stole $1,000 worth of Jewelry burglars got 1 the by breaking through Moritz house berry street, which I# untenante ing up on the roof and entering through the scuttle. Mr. Morita and |ntn wite were entertaining friends in tine lower part of the house at the time of the robbery. ‘The burglars got haty fh dozen diamond rings aud considerabic maltier 1 acked Mr, P. Langford, of 232 East Ninety Arth street, New York. “{ wan told that asthma was tncurablo, and ax different doctors and medicines hat all fatled to cura me I hegan to belleve this’ miyeelf. My disease was near consumptton. In fact, many thought that T had consumption, as I spit blood, had night sweats, chills and fever and was getting #o weak I could not sleep or work. “My breath was daily gotting shorter, my strength and flesh wore fast leaving me, ant T was infeed a pitiable night when T applies to the Koch Lung Cure, at 48 West Twenty- second street, New York. “But they have cured me, and I again fee stroag and well, and my life of pain and sufferiug hus been turned to joy and com- fort “I {nyite any one to call and eoe for him- self. I know from experlence that the Koch healing ofly vapors, that Ko directly into the Jungs, will cure asthma and contumption. “T have tested the treatment, and {t han cured me. My neighbors and friends will prove the truth of my statement.”* 1. P. LANGFORD, st Voth St., New York. Jordan, Moriarty Co 166,157 & 169 £. yi Ni b Doors West of 3d Ave, Furniture, Carpetings and Modern Housefurnishings, 7 5 Weekly Opens an Cc. Account, gSideboards, in golden oak, like cut, highly pe lished rench plate mirror,2 doors 1, hand closets; us ually sold at Sunday World Wants fallen oft. Work Monday Morning Wonders. Piquette Ave., Detroit, Mich, 170 Broadway, New York, “fom Seabrooke this summer miay be Ing the attention of his guests to hydra-headed sea serpent, He's in Ir Way to become proprietor of a big | which the syndicate will build at | Beach on the site that Tom bought | runt Bagh the place-sthe grovids, aro grounds, not the and with the sta right ‘out front un the ‘syndicate ‘thinks i “ie ‘would resist, Jt ling to pay ‘Tom 3h60 an tour for Buse of his surname. He's thinking over, ‘Tho only thing that makes him | tate he's afraid his artistic Maton si il! suffer by such com- | . Dereraret! but theso “artists” are of their reputations, They say Came necessary to shut off the at the Broadway ‘Theatre ny. re never get anything right, D FOR STEALING COAL. Go Betore Magistrace 4 to Leniency, Barkely, of No, } and John O'Keefe, of No. 7 re. aens 10 » reid who were steal- 185 Bixth| 140 Long Island City, were| Nv t@ Connorton in the Md City Court, to-day, for ex-| on @ charge of) r ears of the Long! JAMES H, ALEXANDER, Formerly V.-P. Stand- ard Oil Co, DANIEL APPLETON, Publisher, New York H, H, ATHERTON, New York JOSE AYMAR, Lawyer, New York LEROY W. BALDWIN, Pres. Empire State Trust Co., New York ARCHER BROWN, Rogers, Brown & Co, New | York CHARLES R, BROWN, Banker and Broker, New York { GEORGE S. DAVIS, Formerly Manager Parke, | Davis & Co., Mfg. Chemists, Detroit, Mich. || SYLVESTER T, EVERETT, Banker, Cleveland, Ohio | | || Rev. CHARLES H. FOWLER, D.D., LL.D., | Bishop of Methodist Episcopal Church Rev. HENRY C. POTTER, D.D., LL,D., Bishop of Protesi»nt Episcopal Church Rev, GEORGE DANA BOARDMAN, D.D., LL.D,, Baptist Church, Philadelphia Rey. S. PARKES CADIIAN, D.D,, LL.D, Pastor Central Congregational Church, Brooklyn Rey. ROBERT COLLYER, D.D., Pastor Mes. siah Unitarian Church, New York Rev, RUSSELL H. CONWELL, D.D., President Temple College, Philadelphia Rev. P. S, HENSON, D.D,, LL.D,, Pastor Hanson Place Baptist Church, Brooklyn Rev. JOHN J, HUGHES, Paulist Fathers' Church of St, Paul the Apostle, New York Rev, CHARLES H, PARKHURST, D.D., Pastor Madison Square Presbyterian Church, New York Rev. MADISON C. PETERS, D-D., Immanuel Baptist Church, Baltimore | ADVISORY THE Oppenheimer Institute Has recently enlarged its capacity and is now ready to meet all demands for treatment of cases of alcoholic intemperance and drug addiction. For information as to terms or treatment, apply in person to the Superinten- dent at the Oppenheimer Institute, 131-133 West 45th Street, New York City, or 25 For literature and general information, apply by mail to the Executive Offices, DIRECTORS: CARL H. FOWLER, Carter, Hughes & Dwight New York GEORGE H Mont. OLIVER H. JOHN MacGINNISS, V.-P. United Copper Co., Butte, Mon KENNETH K, IcLAREN, Secretary Corporation Trust Co, of New Jersey ISAAC OPPENHEIMER, I. D., Surgeon, New York DWIGHT W. PARDEE, Asst. Treas.L,S. & M. 8, Rk. R. Co, LEONARD W. SWEET, Wholesale Jeweler, New York DIRECTORS: Gen, H, C. CORBIN, Major-General of the United States Army Hon, CHAU! Senator from New York Hon, LYMAN J. GAGE, Ex-Secretary U, 5. Treas- ury Hon, MARCUS A. HANNA, United States Senator from Ohio Hon, from Minn Hon, ROBERT E. PATTISON, Ex.Governor of Pennsylvania Hon. H. C. United Stat Hon. LESLIE M, SHAW, Sccretary of the United States Treasury Hon, CHARLES EMORY SMITH, Ex.Postmaster- General Hon. WILLAAN A. STONB, Ex-Governor of Penn- sylvania WHARTON A. i, DEH KNUTB NELSON, United States Senator |ALDORN, Mining Attorney, Butte, LAU, Il. D., Surgeon, Detroit, Mich, nt INCEY [., DEPEW, United States esota PAYNE, Postmaster-General of the tes BARKER, Capitalist, Philadelphia AVEN, De Haven & Townsend, New A TIP--The way to reach the ho THE WORLD: MONDAY EVENLNG, FEBRUARY 2, 1903. ROM. the woodman’s axe, ring- . ing in the forest. to the exhibition of “the product of the world’s best furni- ture makers on our floors today, is a far ery. It is a specimen of the magic of American progress. It is an evidence of the vast possibilities and diverse achieve- ments of American furniture manufac- turers. It Is a Remarkable Exhibition Remarkable in its scope, its variety, including every kind of furniture required in the home. Remarkable for the excel- lence of workmanship, of design—marvel- ous in the values offered. The present sale shows vast progress from that of a year ago—both in variety and economy. Conditions favored us, and we made the most of them. The best of the sale is not con- A enumafy Sra The Great Housefurnishing Event of the Spring Is Announced Today -* The February Ranitrs Sale fined to afew small lines. Superlative values are offered in Parlor Furniture, Dining-room Furniture, Bedroom Fur- niture and Brass Bedsteads. The Whole House Is Provided For in economies of the most decisive sort. Of course, not all the furniture on our floors is under-price. We had to retain the reguiar stock and provide space for new goods that are already coming for the Spring. But the Sale goods hold the lion’s share. They are seen everywhere; and the price tags tell plainly where the reductions are. Perhaps your house is not ready to- day—may not be ready this month—no matter. Make your selections now; profit by the splendid economies of the Sale, and We Will Deliver the Furniture When You Are Ready It simply means that we wish to encourage as much buying as possible before the normal buying-time begins; and you can More than the s' get Furniture now that is Worth a Half ame money will buy a few weeks later. Here are a half-dozen items to illustrate values: Mission Stools at $2.50, from $4 850 Stools of Mission design, in tw. atyles, and in golden oak, weathered oak or imitation mahogany finish; rush seat; artistic design; suitable for dens, libraries or bedrooms. Chairs and Rockers at $6.75, from $10.50 100 mois tnley/G) hairs and Rockers; upholstered seat; medium high back broad arms; unusually large frame; hogany finish. comfortable; imitation ma- Parlor Suites at $10, from $16 25 Three-piece Parlor Suites, consisting of divan, arm-chatr, wall-chatr; neatly moulded frames; good design; figured damask cover; assorted colors; imitation mahogany finish; highly polished. Then here are briefer hints showing SIDEBOARDS FANCY PARLOR AL EUG from $2—folen ak ATES At$24, trom $= olden oak UPHOLSTERED At $25, from $30—Weathered oak | 4¢ g7.50, trom $15—Mahogany At $35, from $55—Weathered oak At $45, from $55: At $48, from $60 aR amare At $14, from $21 At 860, from $90—! Ae Sus, trom Sa5—Mahogany | |AUELDs Irom Fie AL $75, from $115—Weathered oak | At Ei R,gromn Site: At $80, from 3105—Mahogany es $20, As $30 AS 85, trom $125—Mahogon. Aegan en 5, from $130—Golden oa! ea At $05! trom $135—Mahogany 3 At $110, from $165—Mahogany At $115, from $180—Flemish oak CHINA CABINETS 12, from $16—Golden oak 17, from $22—Golden oak 4 $20) from. $26—Golden oak At$25, ‘trom $88—Imitation mahog- At $17, from A $20, from 29) from 0, fi ALSO, from $88—Golden oak 80, from. At $42) from §05—Mnhiogany 37, from $58—Mahogany At Sa6, from s80—Mahogany. ‘At $55, from $80—Golden oak At 380, At $85, from $125—Golden oak At $100, from $150—Mahogany =| at Sos, from Suite EXTENSION FABLES Av $15, from $22—Weathered onk, $75, from At $18, from $25—Golden oak, 8 tt. | “* gFien’ ALOAA, from $32—Weathered oak, at At $22, from $86—Weathered oak, at «810% from 9 $200—Five-plece 25, from $85—Gold 8 tt, Ai fis: from Ho—Goldmncnke vor: | GILT PARLOR CHAIRS 440) fron v At $35, from §51—Mahogany, 40, from $58—Golden oak, 45; from $60—Golden oak, 12 ft. At $48, from $65—Mahogany, 10 ft. Kourth floor a 50; from 7h, from Formerly AT. Stewart & Co, At $10, from $20—Mahogany At $11, from $16—Mahogany At$11, from $22—Mahoguany At $12, from $18—Mahogany Mahogany Mahogany i ALY Mahogany 0—Mahogany 2.5) 0820; from $43-—Mahowany PARLOR SUITES At $16, from $25—Three-pleco Suite Three-ploce Suite —Throe-piece Suite 21) from $32—Three-plece Suite At 28) from $45—Three-plece Suite 42—Three-plece Suite 45—Three-plece Suite At $35) from $50—Five-plece Suite At $88; from $60—Five-plece Suite ‘At $40, from $60—Flve-plece Suite ‘At $50) trom $75—Five-plece Suite from $100—Three-plece $87.50—Two-plece At $58, from $85—Five-plece Suite At $60, from $9Q—Five-plece Suite ne $65, from $100—Tw: S-Plece hate $120—Three piece 40, from $120—Five-plece Suite 85, from $125-—Five-plece Sulte 16.75, from $10.50—Fancy cover 7, from $11—Fancy cover 10, from $15—F'ancy cover 47, from 370—Fancy cover 75—Fancy cover 110—Fancy cover Extension Tables at $12.50, from $20 58 Golden oak Extension Tables; 42-4nch round top; Colonial design with straight sepersa legs; deep rim around top; beaded edge; 6 ft. long when extend Brass Brass arieeetn inch filling; 2% d; quartered oak top; polished finish. Bedsteads at $18, from $25 and 4 ft, 6 in, sizes; 1% inch pillars; 4 head-plece, G1 in.’ high; toot-piece, 37 ie in. high; finished in best quality lacquer and highly polished. * Rockers at $4.75, from $7.50 Fancy Colonial design, rush-seat) golden oak Rockers; straight back; no arms; turned legs and posts; fine construction and fish, the splendid range of the offerings: BUREAUS 2—Golden oak iolden oak At $15, from $2 At $17, from 325 At $19, from $25 At $20, from $30 At $20, from $80—) At $22, from $33—Mahogany At 327 from $836—Golden oak At from $40—Golden oak At Si5° from $48—Golden oak ‘At $36} from $50—Bird’s-eye maple TOILET TABLES At $15, from $80—Golden oak At $15; from $80—Malvogany AvSis, from §45—Golden oak At $20, from $30—Maple Mahogany 25, from $35—Mahogany 24, from $40 x +t $26, from $45—Mahogany 45—Mahogany At av gar, from BRASS BEDSTEADS rea ig » rom $20—4 ft. 6 in. t $: fre) $25—8 it., 4 ft. and4 6 in. from $28—8 ft., 4 ft, and 4 , from $38—4 ft, 6 in, from $28—8 ft, 4ft., and & Ats rm $10—B ft., 4 ft, and 4 in At $85, from $50—4 ft. 6 in, At $40, from $60—4 ft, 6 In. At $45, from $70—4 ft. 6 in, At $50, irom a Brae ft, 4 ft., and 4 tu. 6 in. acgs 0, from $75—Twin Bedsteads, ‘om $76—4 ft. 6 in, n $05—4 ft, 6 in. from $85—Twin Bedsteads, 5; from $80—4 ft. 6 in, trom $115—Twin Bedsteads, MATTRESSES olden onk ird’k-eye maple ahogany 80) from $40—Mahogany AUBas from Mnhogany At $7.25, worth $10—45-lbs, mixed At $45, from $70—Mahogany halt Stattresses; full size; 1 or 2 parts. ‘12, worth $16—40-lbs, mixed CHIFFONIERS hair Mattresses; full slze; 1 or 2 rts. at $4, from $5.50—Golden oak pee 5) from $6.50—Golden oak + $15, worth $18 —40-lbs, pure 6, frem 12, from $15. 12.50, from $17 14, from At $15, from 18, fro) 28, from At $28, from pee oa from o 8 0, from $40—Mahogany AL Ba8. from $80—B | At $88, from $42—DBird’s-eye maple At $45, from $56—Bird's-eye maplo BOLSTERS At $8, worth $8,50—Prime fosther Bolatersy 2025010 7.75—Golden oak at $10, from $15—Green ash At rail trom $12—Golden oak 19—Bireh 1 ~Mahogany 21—Golden onk 22—Mahogany 28—Golden oak 35—Mahogany b2—Mahozany 40—Golden vak a Sree Or Mattresses; 1 or 2 At $i7-20, worth $28—40-Ibe, White horsehair Mattresses; 1 or 2 parts, BOX SPRINGS At $7, worth $8,50—Upholstered Nalr-top Box fie , for Wood | or metal bods; full wlze, At$S, worth $10: Johar hain Box Springs, for vop rabbet ed, a metal beds; full All the above, in Haat sixes, at proportionately lower prices, At ® worth $4,50—All-ateel woven-wire Springs, At $4, from $5—Maple frame woven- ‘wire Spr iF justable ends, PILLOWS At$1.80, worth $2.10—Prime feather Pile 0x0 Ing Bibs, tural birch Birch ird’s-eye maple "er Broadway, 4th Av. Sth & 10th Sts. Seti JOHN WANAMAKER siete” $3.50 shoe. $2.50. Rocers, Pret & Company. Cod way. ite Olty Hail, GiWarte 8 ay an 442 Broalway, ‘cor, 13: that the bates neo to. a8 “Made in off season.” That’s why we've a shoe that’s nearly—not quite— as good as our regular Made in the same shop, by the same hands, BAUMANN’ Write for Furniture 2-ROOM APARTMENT, FURNISHED COMPLETE, AT 49.98] List of Goods for These Rooms, 4ROOM APARTMENT, FURNISHED COMPLETE, AT,.....69,08) | fy CASH OR CREDIT, Cor. 8th Ave. and 4 th CITY OR COUNTRY, and Carpets, \