New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-21
the Joke is on us.n
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

Said woman the other day: 81 would rather
have mans opinion about my gowns, any time, than
a womnn's. He does not know out of hundred
times what the material is, what 1t is worth. He
does know, however, whether not 10 is becoming
Now woman will sit up in your room and tell you
what beautiful gown II Is. All the while she is
looking you over from head foot saying to herself
that the gown cost so much, the trimming so much
and the buttons so much You can see that she
thinks she could have bought the gown for $40 less
and have 1t made up in much prettier way. II the
gown pleaSes man he shows 10 in his LOOKS and per
haps says something pleasant about 1t. Whether he
says n. than satsfaetoT While ii the gown is
not pretty or becoming, he simply doesn't notice IT,
THAT is tho way OF man lac never secs thing that
Is not attractive, and is quick to appreciate one
that is
You would not suppose said man who Keeps
record of the weather, that my business would cali
me into divorce case, the parties TO which had
never seen or heard Of Much less would you suppose
that the Judgment in the would rest on my
TO givc testimony in case which had
been going on for some time was questioned care
fully and rossouestoned about the weather on
certain day In certain year By referring to my
records and weather tables, found that on that day
heavy rain fell continually from morning until night
and that strong gale Of wind blew throughout the
day After testifyng TO that effect left the court
and went DacK 10 my WORK. L alterWdIu
learned that in this suit husband bad sued for ab.
solute divorce from his wife. Testimony had been
given that the day the record of which gave,
his wife had left his house with another man. The
weather. according TO the testimony, had been clear
and pleasant My records disproyng this had turned
the whole and the husband lost his suit"
The story of the remarkable trip Of diamond
ring underground railway train in London, pub
lished in the column Of Chances Hero and There's on
Sunday, recalled to officer of the Providence and
Stonington Steamboat Line interesting incident In
HIS own experience at was in the OF 1897
he said, when daily traveller tho Harlem
Railroad between this city and Chappaqua, that
had an experience which is almost Incredible
usually sat in the baggage car there was no reg
ular smoker and afternoon was seated
in front Of the open door Of the car. and tossed
$50 gold piece, catching It It fell and discussing
with the conductor the peculiar ring Of the good
coin. After doing this two three times instead
Of catching it hit the coin 1t fell, and sent IL
flying out of che door The train was moving so
rapidly that could not the spot where probably
fell, but clump of bushes indicated the place In q
general way, and l kept my eye upon this The
conductor lmpulsvely pulled the belcoTd and stopped
the train, when 1 said findings is kecpings' The
train was backed up half mile or more and stopped
as i requested, when the train hands, with myself
Jumped of and began the search 10 like looking
for needle IN baystack, but in less than minute
1 found the shining gold piece not where supposed
IL would be, but TWO three hundred feet away.
This incident resulted In making several strong friend
ships but in these days no conductor would stop q
train for such purpose