Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-29


caSlOn In swallow tail so worn and an
tiquated that his own butler would scorn
to wear it. In New York, as elsewhere,
man OF assured position can dress as
plainly as he pleases. 1t is the man of
small means who has to dress in order to
appear prosperous, and it is safe to say
that diagonal dress suits will be worn this
winter, if worn at all, by the men who can
least afford to wear them. The prospect
however, of being obliged to spend what
they can i'll afford in complying with a
fashion which probably will not last,
when the wedding garments which they
now have are in good condition, is none
the less narrowing to dudes of small
means.
1t is wonderful how badly dressed you
will sometimes find men who ought to
know better. No person, for example,
should wear a shirt, which is not
cravat, that buttons behind, yet | have
seen men at parties in good houses
whose studs evidently were amOckery, as
they performed no duty, the shirt button
ing behind. Better is it to wear no stud
at all, and the son of Judge we'll known
in society as well as in legal circles, does
not wear them. He is a very large man,
and the effect of his broad expanse of shirt
bosom when he wears evening dress, with
Oub any bulHR " UIBdh Tue ulOuOLOuY Oh
by white, and destitute of ornaments worn
every other man in the room, is grOtesque,
to say the least. Yet he, at any rate, does
not attempt to cheat. He makes no dis
guise of the fact that his shirt buttons be-
hind, as the men do who wear studs in
the same sort of shirt. The proper thing
to wear with a low-cut waistcoat is, of
course, shirt opening in front, so that
studs or buttons are necessary to fasten
Ns,r- L, A
prefer the back-buttoning kind, because it
is easier to manage, will be apt to wear a
tie already made UP and fastened behind
by catch. If it were not the whole So
cial duty of man to tie his own cravat
what would become of the point Of the
story aoout Beau Brummell's valet call
ing attention to a mass of his masters
crumpled neckwear with the remark,
EThese are our failures?" 1t is as neces-
sary for man to tie his own cravat noT
as it was in Beau Brummell's day.
WHEN ONE READS OF THE DIsPROPOR-
TIONATELY HIGH RENTS
obtained for many of the stores and
houses in New York, one is tempted to
envy the owners. The possessOr of
building in good neighbOrhOod is appar-
emily we'll off even if he has nothing be-
sides. The income of Trinity Church, of
the Astors and of other of the richest peO-
pie is derived from the rent of their real
estate, so that it would seem the best of
investments. A very rich man, however,
can afford to have some of his property
yield no income, but if all ones money is
sunk in a building which continues for a
long time unrented, such person is to be
pitied, not envied. His condition is precar-
ious at the best of times, and he cannot help
realizing the fact. His income is liable
at any moment to dwlndle from say $10,-
900 or $4,000 a year to nothing, or less
than nothing, for taxes have to be paid
whether a building is rented or not.
l know of case where the purchaser
OF a store in Broadway enjoyed an income
of 10 per cent. on his Investment but three
months. At the end of that period firm
renting half the building failed, and be-
fore another three months had elapsed
financial failure overlook the other Occu-
pants, so that the entire building became
empty. 1t continued empty for six years
or more. and. as it was built on rented
ground, the owner, not being able to paw
the ground rent and taxes, lost possession
of what had cost him his entire fortune to
get hold Of This store is at 73A Broad
way, opposite Waverly Place. 1t became
famous among real estate agents because
of its continuing so long unrented when
less desirable structures on every side
were occupied.
The block on Broadway between
Bleecker and Houston streets once had
the reputation of being unlucky for the
same reason. Year after year the ma
jority of the buildings on the block re-
NAMED unoccupied, and the unlucky
charm was only broken by the old build
ings being torn down and new ones
erected in their place. Even now, how.
ever, magnificent double store, the most
desirable one in the block, and its next
door neighbor are unrented. The owner
of the handsome structure at Broadway
and Bond street, was deemed a lucky
woman when Brooks Brothers, the
clOthiers, occupied it. The rent was so
large that when they first proposed to
move away she offered to reduce it by
$4,000 a year. They refused the offer,
and the building has been unrented ever
since they left it.
LITTLE OLD MAN SHABBILY DRESSED,
with a moustache as long as Gen. Logan's,
hesitatlngly entered a cheap lunch room
adjoining the San office while l was vast
ing my substance in a riOtOus glass of
milk about 1890 A. NJ. yesterday. He
took Off his hat as he passed the door
and continually looked back in doubt to
two men of well-tO do appearance who
followed. 'Order what you want, I'll
pay for it." said one of the men, The
liLblt Uudu bllll BGSibdJtts anu Tue ObueT
prosperous person said, ''Why don't you
do as he tells you?o "'Cause | am afraid
he's kiddin' me-" said the little old man.
The man who had told him to ask for
what he wanted here displayed a dollar
bill, and the old man. reassured by the
sight, gingerly seated himself on a chair
much too large for him and timidly
ordered a plate Of pork and beans and
coffee. AS he began ravenously
-, 4Io
one of the half-dollar pieces for which the
restaurauteur had changed the bill. The
little old man uttered no word of gratI-
tude, but gaZed in astOnishment at the
coin for moment, and then, as the good
Samaritan turned to quit the place, he
said, with his mouth full, in tones that
were sarcastic more than ANYTHING else,
''You must be Republican,
While the impudent little scamp, who
is probably tramp from choice as much
as necessity, enjoyed his midnight meal.
thousands of better men We're doubtless
going hungry. One meets continually
with evidences of the fierce struggle for
existence which is in progress in this
great city. Not only are thousands of
men and women unable to get work, but
the close competition cuts down wages
that are not protected by trades unions,
and IN some employments wages are liza
Die 10 De CuFIdliSu Dy uueS Tor some real
or alleged derelictiOn. Take, for exam
pie, a case which heard about Yesterday.
A man who obtained employment as de-
livery clerk for a large dry goods firm
about a fortnight ago, was fined 81 the
first week because when he went to de-
liver a parcel of valuable goods
at a certain house and was told
that no person of the name
of the purchaser lived there, he brought
it back to the store. The purchaser made
a tremendous row about it the next dav,
but had he left the goods and they been
lost in cOnsG quence, he would have had
their loss made good out of the $500 bonds
which he was obliged 10 give to obtain the
place, so that he would not only have got
himself but his bOndsmen in trouble. He
was fined an equal sum for a similar
reason the following week, and his salary
so far has thus proved to be 81 a day in
place of $40 a week. Think of being
obliged to give bonds to get dollar a
day
HERE'S POLITICAL STRAW FROM woR-
cEsTER, MASS.
The wife of a Blaine man connected
with the police deDartment sDeakin0 of