The evening world. Newspaper, January 24, 1907, Page 16

Evening World’ 8 Daily Magazine, mn 4 4 by the Press Publishing Company. No. St to 61 Park Row, New York | ri-nedtnterd a4.the PeatOmsw at Qtew Worle an. Racainde Sina \iely MORNE E29 SEN OF 16, Boo. ON THE GREAT WHITE WAY. th the theatres and opera- houses crowded to the doors and < ‘Successful season of public entertainment at its height, there are a lew, “general inquiries which suggest themselves, | puvbete do all the speonle getiall ibe money hat they spent i thousands oF | y and with the ‘cost and display of the Que of. Sheba theshe, the restaurants and the playhouses. Theit eyening ex- =Petiditives-average nearer $10 a head than $5, z their jewelry;-their-automobites, their cabs-and- other customary 4 =Sories treble and quadruple the direct expenditure. Half a-miltion dollars} an evening is a low estimaté for the disbursements toward this. one phase; E the-daily life of one class of New gt City's Pp »pulation. 1 -COsbof thelr «themmust be' out of a surplus beyond paalnary ing expenses. “Whence is this surplus drawn and whence come the incomes of the fifty thousand people who make up the nightly profits sof the Great Whitt Satmey wae rs THATS YER (TST INIT Wt LAKE MICHIGAN! LOBSTERS ON THE 'T DON'T SMELL. RNER — May?” ath Obviously they are not ordinary working ee the hours of eertinary, daily toil are suchas to prechide midnight festivities. ~The hours of any. business and ‘of al- most’ all professions interfere with prolonged evening pleasures. Aside from {Re hours, how many working’ people have the money to spend?A-seat-at these ‘ theatres would cost a day's wages. _A supper for a_party at one-of -the big Broadway , restaurants costs __more_than the average professional man’s weekly casnings.. A clerk. a sbop girl, a typewriter would “have fo give -a-week’s board “to buy-an orchestra chair at the opera: The: people who habitually make up the life of the theatres and these ‘late restaurants cannot have any other regular occupation. Their business is to see and be seen, to make part of the display and to - displ cael do they all get the money to-do it | tea aerial hal ete ja There i is an interesting side lig’ ht on the morals and manners of these je-in-the contrast-bet ween - the more-expensive-shows-and-the- ae and the companies. which entertain another Class of audiences at 10, 30 cents a seat. The ballet displays its graces only to the expensive audience. Such operas as “Salome” are given only.at $5 and $10 a seat. The plays which: exhibit thé refinements of vice, the possibilities of sexual degradation and thelr dialogue led-with-<eynical-sneers—at-yirtue, truth and honor — ate-found- onty where the audience wear ae clothes and pay $2.50-a yre_exhibitions.In_the playhouses where..a-box.seatdoes. not cast more-than-50-cents-the- villain-is always thwarted-and-the hero and the |} eroine are always made happy in the bonds of lawful niatamony, before ¢-drop. curtain falls. It is also noticeable that in these theatres the top gallery most strenu- -ously_hisses-the_villafn-and-applauds_the-triumph-of- virtue over vice. Only along upper Broadway do the audiances show. their appreciation of _ qwell-acted scoundrelism. esse! cel Everybody should;go to the theatre-now and then, but not always the same theatre nor to the same class of theatres, In the course of the flon,. The greatest.stage in the world is Manhattan Island, Letters. from the People. Dixle’ In Cheered. share of pushing to get In The Rrening World eC ATS” proportion o: 7 SA“ coriésbaident asad Gehy “Northern= beans hurtin thesson: erm cheer “Dixie when {tls pidyed In] seen other men hurt, naturally {a not cheered | woman wil get Siirt sometimes But 4 uthern-tune. It is} that any teazon for |: Yecause of the soul-atirring music the lon the Benes, Piece contains, @ music that made. al tc~properly belongs badly hea ‘| cars and | i the radlroad | A army keep tin a hopeless! companten?. What will outsiders think | even, self to be) or our American maior oa tt they read! own. and ©: aliouldn't wel sinhn-stxteientet : + cheer ie e Doodle” Lye hea: ON OF THE Hos —-eheered in-No: Testauranty ompliment? Gs well, Legal Ald Soclety, 230 the Editor of The Eventne W Where 1 apply for f J to see my Uitte boy? L pur him tn a would not go to school, nilveny } k er Mott Here's n Qu "Ty the Editor of Will lawyer hypothetical case? A man riding act Ing World, iders diseucy thie odd nto puttin there tor | any length of time, Now they will e him. 1 fei © will bec Williamsburg Bridge on a ¢ total stranger rush toward the i through worrying about me of the bridge with intentions of wiltully MOTHER Jumping overboaid. He shoots ert ch of Satinfnetion. with the intent the Intended epicide, but t) apa dentally Killw th MTT able { Piwould the man who shot the inte ation, 1 get a! Wo Trom= your} puticide-be chet IEE “Pelt Mell Ba the ¥ilor bt The Evening W What ts the } : ‘xhe wonts att Defends ridge Hoge { i : BS *fo thy wiltor of The 3 Bo much bis bee Sewhich inen conduct ther ugh Aour van Brigge and eh pla gommhing should be 5 thelr, side of the quest women ary crowded tozet! Warous “manner on marr Platforma such as are in t Tirldge! statioga, The ‘men, of co are! (n-the majority, but it ls my Bence that’ Oe “women thelr fun he atlewtul. at <G GUBURDANITR For the triumph of virtue on the stage the: Bowery theatres furnish “Life Is for_pruden tore-am love because he wishes to Thursday, i Jani The Man from Chicago. 2 2 a « By George McManus _ MAKING A START IN LIFE. | uary 24, 1907. _ & PITCH DARK COMPARED OCEAN 15 17? WELL, y TO SOUTH TH STREET 400D RWER SON, BUT RIGHT! ) = fy) YOU CALL THAT. HIGH? NOW. THE CHICAGO J p 7 J SPORCHERE,STRANGER! ance! packlyouRE IN THE PRIMER CLASS! GO WIND °NOTHING OUT TO CHICAGO AND STUDY BUT AZEPHYRL OUR PROFESSION” al Ni tis quite « different ma In the meanest hut thet as the tired clerk lengthens his homeward journey order that he may pass action with w-wroman's-pletuve-on-his-breant;-while-a-man-treasures a tor gover or Koes out-nominally—for-a smoke," but-really-to look-at sim anton —her— who peasy nee tetera; wit the age ef chiveley®pyere cgomitiec: Proachen folly, practic: hand, earnestneas, nu dep sham love aro the amusements of the hour. its temple {s desecrated; and none can deny that love ts the J reasons. ‘TI angel belappywithout.tho-baloted ane; thootherdealre Sti Full of Romance. oO ATTERT: ba -wome people, “cynitvat phMdad phere. whe -qa> "ron “RTO CAMMED “COUSTER? WELL WHAT” KIND OF AJAY TOWN IS THIS ANY WAY? Wity, IN CHICAGO. — EDNE KNOW wht PEOPLE ‘STAY IN THIS BUM TOWN? ONLY ONE DEPOT TC4 11 OUT ATT NOW IN CHICAGO y 7 ee By slicer ite: “clare that-rommace-in-evetyday “tife-has ceased to] Att the same, the torer sftould-endearor to -tlemi-practiealtty-wittr fiir romance; \ poovie Gre wrong, and their wladom ap-| otherwise he becomes a mere dreamer, ar impossible. Ithapsodies over the no high moral standard, Fashion and pleasure ands) real man, attractions of his lady Jove are but empty complinicats unless he atrives to make It ts true that this century claims to be, and is, intensely |a home for her’ Impasstoned utterances in the light of the moon are_all the The struggle for life is strenuous. On the other| sweeter when they come asa relaxation after strenuous efforts to make marriage we are continually to!d that modern society has no/a speedy possibility. Desperate love-making and pretty speeches will not pur- Je or no sincerity, and, worst of} chase chairs and tables, although they may sweeten the possession of them. The the trim lover, will make his romance gild the practical side of life. He will not make it an excuse for Idle dreaming and aimless inconsequence. evertheleas, a divinity does not cease to exist because | Jacob proved his love by seven years’ hard work. 4 Where, in a word, all romance 1s tter from A” love affair when a man wa y one man wants to marry hecause he A pretty little story of a lover who workeu for loye's sake and- the greatest thing in the world. It-ls not merely the fulnll-| ¥Y love while doing no was recently told by a London dally newspaper. At an ing of the law: It {s the Jaw itaolf, the fundamental fact of} "%@mination-for a civit scrvice appolntment « candidate wns observed-to-take @ the universe, the sunshine which i# the source of light and | Piece of card from his pocket. Whenever a ntift piece of work was reached out life, which makes ‘‘the desert blossom as the rose.” ame the card, and nfter Thete can be no love without romance. Take: that away and poetry vanishes: ever ag owur owithout-romance ts: merely -ticensed-alaughter;au-love,"berety nt ite | ShOUsnLthat_he had detec sentiment, tntut an-affairof ante and barter or mt mont, of prate passion an hardly be called a natural union where the {magination never has kindled, where hearts af would put tt away and g s inaplred t it earnestly for some moments the youth on writing with redoubled energy, Tas examiner. jhim_cepying and demanded. to Kee the card,The oung follow buwhed, but handed ito the examiier-—lt was the pletegraph of a pretty girl, the one whom he hoped to marry If he obtained tha appointinent tle had been gaining courage and inspiration from the beloved feer. When the great Apostle wished to describe the love of Christ for his church tr | be could find no more Atting simile than that of true husiaud for true wife. IL LOL adinbie tom deve, Hote tebe Herve, Whit mi kee Of Marta qe the -oieel emeree- ami der ett fet marry. if ties; that sweet passion which South has called ‘the great Instrument of re ia romance {f we but knew the hearts there! So lo: his sweetheart's window; ¥ he abe loves darnzaay ititieg Gn ea ture, the bond and_cement of 'soctet, et the toll of the day, fi | which, wisely controlled and rightly bestowed, warms, elevates and brightens He the soldier goes. int | ilfe. But it should not be Mghtly given nor heedlessly accepted, The heart should Saretattyttscriminate—betrcen— trae tore ad tte any epUTOUN-MNIATTONS; “WIT tars which-arc| ‘ts sacred -aureole of glory no unworthy object should be crowned, neither should the spirit-and-spring-of-theuntverse;* and jodement. oF; prsnning: pseRioG— iq Dyno means __ The greatest play in New York is the a ly life of its a aan Mr. and Mrs. Pinch. aS 2 2 IT S-AN ANVITATIONTOA PARTY AT-THENURICHS, To-iGnT! = HERE YOU ARE! ~ LIKE THE DAY YOU BOUGHT THEM! bisseadmeescl (Copyrignt, 1907, by the Press Publishing Company.) THAT MEANS GLAD EVEHING- RAGS AND WASN'T MY UNCLE GOOD GIRL! THESE ARE THE ONLY 9 SLACK TROUSERS TVE HIB ATS ATOR SEE WHAT ALITTLE GREAT HEAVENS! - WIFEY CAN DO WHEN YOUVE PRESSED THE SHE TRIES? VERY CREASES ON THE SInES! nuaks cn bgrenioreeboneviend wonpnisvn erlacrmonnesheaneuaiifein/ instead adalat erie -} THE-THUM4E YOUHAVE. {TAILOR 30 $= WITH A- THEY'LL BE READY BY /THE IDEA OF PAYING A\| YouR SHOES POLISHED!) \ WIFE LIKE THAT ON THE JOB! ‘YES, CREASED ON THE SIDE! LATEST STYLE IN Lonpon! FASHION SET BY KING -EOWARD, You KNOW! Hlectrical_ Engineer * * Chef * « Broker * gLicoactt? Engineer Stenographer * * * Chauffeur * * * Artist|* « * Music Teacher A Series of Anthentic Guides to Those Who Wish to’ Select a Career, Giving Information Concerning Qualifications, Opportunities, Earnings, &c., in the Different Trades and Professions, “By TT. Oo. McGill. THE PLUMBER. — LUMBER—One who Is expert in the placing and ree P pair of piping and ‘other\ material used for water supply, drainage and gaa, supply in dwellings oF “other. "buttdipgs. The word plumber” ts delved fromthe Latin word plumbum, which’ moana ‘lead. Formerly all plumbing was done with lead materials, but In redent years many ‘other materials have taken its place.” ‘Wag jes—-A journeyman plumber receives $5 n° day fony! sight pours; work: and double pay for extra time. An ap- prentice. receives 31905 a day. | Agé—A boy should be at lenat fourteen years old bow’ . fore starting In tne career of a plumber, but there are | many bright boys, who begin the career. at n'much’ earller age. : arity ur Equipment—A bor td begin aloarealaala plumber should }ave'a fair knowl- edged of arithmetic and be able to read, and write. The opportunities for educa= | tion are bringing to (he ranks of the ‘apprentices io plumbers a very bright lot of boysiwho Have taken advantage of the various night scho re the theory of traded! in, taught. . sant with einiployere whereby w boy must Have a card from’ the union & can be employed as an apprentice, and the rule {x one!apprentice to every five Journeymen. | Few employers will take the chance of employtig apprentices without the card of the unten, but-tt ty done from: time-tectime = The rules of the union In York aro that ah apprentice “has tolserve| five years before getting a union journeyman card, and somo of the employors say — that a man is not muth good for a year or two afterward on account of the ps apprentice habit he has acquired. In some cities the po untona will _not_pormit_ahy—apprentices_at_all,_and_only. The Schools “{~ atiow men from other branches of the unlon to work at Plumbing: — SP wer at BO NeW York hate an arrange after a probationary period, Whether that is responsible “TORIC or nol bie Tf iaina’ that there Is always a de- mand th New Yor! r plumbers (6 Ko out of town. The trade schools are making a change in the conditions surrounding the plumber, and they are looked on with disfavor by the older men in the trade. © The New York Trade Behool, at Firat avenue and Sixty-seventh street, has: been turning out student plumbers after three to six months’ attendance for a foe of $14 to $40. A private achool at No, 239 Tenth avenue had 1.40 bore and men enrolled lant sear At present dims-aboit, sab men—nnd boys A mong-them are cools, barbers, street-car men and boys at school. = The charges here are $0) a courke, and a student may attend oo two weeks or two years, day and night, or any time he thinks he wanta to keep pa, BE the Work Ul he makes himself proficient. There 4 aa no. theory in this school. A ‘student starts In with a sul sf. They "Do the “(~ of overalls, and arlr Buying hia-kit of tools, which costs Actual Work. him $6, or renting the use of a kit from some fellow-stu=, t $ dent, he goea right at the pipes, The man who wants to — be _n_muaster plumber will eq to the lecture room, where. on_of plans ts taught andwhere the knowledge of architects’ plans’ minated, but for the most-part they are poor men who want to earn money as quickly as possible and they do not bother much about plana and Srawings Whern the students are’ of sufficient ambition and {plelligenceto-take—- jup the drawing of plans in addition to the practical work thls tx done. ‘To be a master plumber in New York City, one bolidings with piumbilig, ICTs liécessary to pass an examination before a board oexaminers-that-meets_once-a-month.” An applicant:-hax-to- pass the-examtna= tion before he ts given a license to Ko Into business. The men and boys in these schools present an Interesting aight, all working together at some part of the plumbirg trade tn an immense room. Remarkabie = ‘torles are heard of the success that has come to some | The Ambitious of the students. Here 1a one of there-stories: Fred Par- The Ambitious nell was a motorman on a New York crosstown car. He Motorman. wanted to get at something that would bring him more wages, and « cousin who was a piumber asked him why he didn't take up that Une. He arranged with one of the schooln for a course. He had two hours “swing” or rest from car-driving at noon, and Nhe put In the two hours at the plumbers’ school, Ha went from the car-barns (othe school, munching the cold bacof and biscuit his wife had pre- pared for his lunch. He had another two-hour ‘Jswing’ from 8 to 10-In-the even- Ing, 90 he put in those hours also at the tachool, After nino months Parnell thought he was good enough to take a jib as a plumber, and he went up the. Slate with a farmer whe wanted to put.a system of drainage on tis-farm. This Was nine months ago. Parnell _now gets $i0-a week and has four-of five-men—— working for him on a big factory job, and the farmer is going to start him in business not far from New York. The writer obtained thia story from Parnell. himself. ‘The correspondence achools teach plumbing by mall for a feo ranging. from Tt..hut the school where a boy or.man cap uset.rlabt down to the flame with his lead and wrench inthe beat way to get a wage envelope. Theré_are-no_tree_uchoolawhore plumbing {a exclustvely taught. There-ts; . course In the {Industrial schoola that is taken by beye only, =a * Mime=Melba= wera ~~—Six ‘Talks on Voice Culture, ~ Written for The Evenirg World Exoluaively, fecsag & Advice tothe Girl Whose | hae No, No. Voice Only Mediocre. « f Ae GG VET married—une Fa aOR in domestic eeonomy= ‘G: Pats the heal advice 1 can give to the girlwith & mediocre yolco In whom foolish friends foster pte Hea 0 terres, These tieiiocritics, In gaining the opportunity of a pablis appearance, fori one of the greatest mistakes in musical =wexelonment The mediocre singer who succeeds in getting x publia hearing not only does @ great Injustice to herself, but to, “those who have genuine talent, crc Mediocrity. not_only overcrowda, the profession, but1¢——— irritates and discourages thé musical public on whose sup- port-these-concerts-depend. - It is no unusual thing to have people ask for a:hei who have only the moat elemental knowledge of alnging. If thelr rendition of “The Suwance River" has been prow nounced an artistic triumph bythe Aternoon Sewing Circle and the President of the Scool Board, who mify be stone dqaf, they thik they can‘ shine !n Metropol- stan opera, p: : I have had girls ask for a hearing who could not even tell one note from another, While {! can never ho said that I have wer dircouraged: young artists, I truly think that more harm cdn be done from too much encouragement*than too much dincquragement. : A young woman should be sure of her yolce before ahe starts out to.speh& Ume and money and ‘conéume time and public patience. When tt ts possible tt-1s duty we owe music to discourage mediocrity, for X Wo not believe that real talent can be discouraged. “onthe girl with the volce and the determination will manage somehow or other to. make herself heard. My own early experience might be a good Illustration of what discouragement failed to do, Surely no:young singer ever had more obstacles thrown Jn her way of becoming a public singer than did I. My very frst concert appearance was ~ almoat enough to discourage any one, but I had confidence in my yolce and.I afd not let the cold water thrown upon my aspirations affect me, I had planned w concert and Wad hired a ball, 1 went among my friends in Melbourne and sold enough tickets to fll the place, My parents, who were greatly oppored to my appearing aa'a public singer, heanl of the affair, and my father went to each ticket-nolder—they were, of course, all friends of the family—and requested them to please slay away from the concert, The night of my musleal debat as a con- cert. singer came. Thera were but two people in the audience, and they were people my father had not reached. Well, I wont through'the whole programme just tho same as though the fouso Waa filed. ‘That was only one of many dis couragements, but with each one J became more and more determined I tell: this Incident in connection with the advice to girla with mediovre yoloes, | for the'simple reason that there may be a fear of discouraglig real talent, There willbe no great ‘rink run, ‘for real talent wi mgeort Ataelf, end ‘musie-loving