The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-26

Dozen Mses 1 mere seRS The Braaiiian sds,G wpu ana Pc FL |,
sway on leave Of absence. ar
lan's nephew, John, Harlan Cleveland. ia an
nounoed. The wedding will take place In june
INTERESTING GOSSIP OF THE Dhx
What u said to be the biggest stick in New York h N,
narstaf on the Equitable building. which IL no fee,
long. Its fastened thirty feet below the roof. The to,
Of It IL about $40 feet above Broadway. Tho siRna
service days that were In use before 1t was put IN comic
not bo distinguished from the river on the new pole. ant
larger ones six feet square, are now In use.
After each great ball like the Arioa and Cercis Fran
eaise the uptown BARRIERS have a rush Of shampooine
Tho men drift into the hotel shaving shops At breskf.s,
time and call for 4 dry shampoo and a hard rubbing
They say they want to be presentAbls down town, o,
else that they have got to 10 homo and face thei,
wives The BARRIERS never make large money 90 easiiy
As on one of these morning..
II 10 related Of Hop Lee. the poet Of the rsssenss,
Agents Association. that when he reached home from
the Arion ball presumably without . shampoo) he
found his family going down to breakfast and wishina
to say something agreeable and appropriate remarked
why. my dear, 1nsver supposed you went to break.
fast at dAybreak." 1t was then half past y O'clock
At the reunion Of the Red Ibis Fishing Club in Brook.
Ign the favors were red ibis ny hooks ingenioualy con.
verified into clasped pins, from which depended the
white badge of the club Tho suggestive prizes pre-
sented to the winners OF the game Of cards were a
silver nsh reel and a cameo stone smelling bottle In the
form OF q fish. while the unfortunate BOBBY Of the
occasion received an immense paper fish. which opened
with u concealed spring and was filled with . choice as
sortment Of bonbonA
in the unique design ana quaint Arrangement Of the
Ices served. for on each plate . carefully moulded, skill
fully modelled fisherman, fashioned o fcreams Of various
colors, stood with . fishing red Of = single straw In his
frozen hand. hanging from which on u silken line a
sugar nsh rested In = small tub OF biscuit tortoni. Quite
As novel and effective . design in cream was produced
at the Hunters Club dinner, where q chocolate cream
fox on . bit Of pistachs sward was presented to each
guest with . small glass powder horn Of Roman punch.
Car drivers and ferrymsn are adopting a trick or call.
ing every bright, sunny day in the winter ian old
woman's day." because they say they have noticed that
tho sun and the old lsdies both appear together in tho
streets of this town. There Ia no class Of persons that
conductors and drivers abominate as they do old ladies;
1t takes so long to get them on and OF the cara
william Blake, who Is tho most approachable man In
town. because he can't get away from the procession of
outdoor poor that pours into his ONCE at Eleventh street
and Third avenue. gets some funny letters as we'll as
visitors. Henderson Ramsey Of Washington county.
Nebraska, wrote the other day that he wanted q wife
that can cook and keep house, ~ want won under
rs without q family. Have her to send me . telegraph"
he added. George ". knight of Nichols Conn.,. says he
read about Mr.. Blake In The Sun. writes for . farm hand
to work fer nothing till tho LIST OF April. He added that
he does not want . tramp.
Two gentlemen had been discussing odds and ends of
interest In the ONCE of one Of them, and walked down
stairs together. arguing rs to tho real character Of tho
forbidden fruit the situation of the Garden of Eden. and
other quasi.theoloKical subjects. Well" said one, who
had been rather the listener than the taiksr, as they
stood for An instant on the doorstep: what, in your
opinion, Is the objectionable sin
Tho Evening Post SIR ~ said q ~newsboy, stepping up
promptly. and holding out the threecent dainty in .
businesslike manner. The discussion was adjourned.
Wall street has been somewhat curious to know what
induced Roger A.. Pryor to write his letter of apology to
the Stock Exchange, and It IL Just beginning to ret at
tho facts 1t appears that . welLknown member Of tho
Exchange called the lawyer to accountfor the language
rejecting upon tho Exchange that he used in court In
the presence Of . number OF gentlemen At the Man.
haitian Club last Saturday evening. 1t IL said that
the broker EXPRESSED himself so forciblv that Mr.. Pryor
suggested An adjournment to the sidewalk. The broker
declined to 20 out before he was ready to 20 for tho
night but the effect of the discussion, which was toned
down by tho inter vention of friends was to convince Mr..
Pryor that he had antaRonized q large body Of men
whose good opinions he apparently felt he could not
AFFORD to forfeit hence his letter TO President Smith Of
tho Exchange.
The friends Of Mr.. Brayton Ives who resigned from tho
Governing COMMITTEE Of the Stock Exchange on Thurs.
day, after . good many years of service, intimate very
plainly that while he gave As a reason for retiring tho
pressure of private business, the real reason Is his dis.
gust at tho incompetency Of his associates. On tho
other hand. the members Of the Exchange who do not ad.
mire Mr.. Ives and there are quite . number Of them,
aver that he was SO sure Of not being renominated at
the expiration OF his present term In May that he took
this method to anticipate tho action of his fellow brokera-
DR.. Lucy Hall of Brooklyn Is one Of the most prom.
inent Of the women physicians of New York and Brook
Ign. She is q graduate Of Michigan University. and con.
tinusd her studies in New York, London. and in tho
great living in hospital at Dresden. Fer nearly i've years
she was chief medical at the woman's R%efsrmatory
prison At sherborn. Mass, and for three years until last
autumn. has been professor Of physiology and hygiene.
and physician 10 yassar College. DR.. Hall is q member
Of various prominen, New York clubs and is First Vice
President Of the Association Of Medical Alumni of
Michigan University.
Within tho last few months she was sent to Europe
with Miss Clara Barton As . deleGats to tho Intsrna.
tional Conference OF tho Red Cross, and while In Ger.
many was the guest Of her Royal Highnesa tho Grand
Duchess of Baden daughter Of Emperor William. at
her palace IN Carlsruhs, and among other honers she
visited tho hospitals OF that city and Heidslburg under
royal escort.
The arrest of this physician in Brooklyn last week for
a violation 10 report q birth to the Board Of Health
within the time prescribed by law was widely com.
mented upon 1t the time, and the vindication of tho
Doctor by Judge Walsh. before whom the case came up.
has not been less generally noted. Detained at tho bed.
side Of her patient beyond the limit Of time prescribed
for registering a birth. she found when she did 90 to tho
Boards ONCE that she had violated the sanitary code
In not reporting within t~hirtysix hours. DR.. Hall was
honorably acquitted OF any intent to evade the law, and
when Judge Walsh heard the particulars. he paid q high
compliment I to Dr. Hall in diminishing tho charge.
Tho sailor, Nindeman. who was one of the survivors of
the il.fa ted Jeanette expedition, Ia living In East New
York. q suburb Of Brooklyn, with his devoted wife. who
Is trying to interest RroolIyu ConKresBmep In his case.
Through the efforts OF Engineer Melville q bill has been
presented to Congress asking that an appropriation DO
made for his benefit. and Mrs. Nindeman Is furthering
this movement with all her strength. Nindeinan earns
u livelihood working in the navy yard. but his place Is
not q permanency. Mrs. Nindeman acted for q time az
an agent for tho sale Of Lieut. Danenhower's book.
publish ed In 1881, but for a long while her health has
been poor, and since tho losrof her only child she has
been unable to assist her husband beyond taking care OF
their little cottage home. Recently Mrs Nindoman has
appealed to scquaintances in Brooklyn to aid her In
getting her husbands case before Congress.