The sun., 1889-11-21
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German bands and the solitary Italian organ grinders
from earning living In this town there has been
wonderful growth Of music In Brooklyn. There s hard
ly street. matter how obscure II Ia or how fashion
able that il not visited at least day by some
of travelling musician. IT not the fort OF musia
which tends to mpiant in the heart OF sleepy adult
passionate love for II for the strains are mostly
confined to airs that threaten to become unpopular
Brooklyn has always been we'll to do in the matter OF
street musioAnS but II has grown 30 extremely wealthy
in this respect since the action Of Aldermen in drv
ing them from this city that Its citizens nrs gradually
becoming surfeted Many OF them have resolved to
discourage these musicians by Withholding from them
the yearnedor penny but this has seemed to aggravaa
the trouble for has depressed the musicians and 10
stead OF dwelling upon cheerful airs they wander about
like ghosts and give vent to their feelings In most do
lorous squeaks and plpnKs The citizens OF Brooklyn
to with the musicians In their efforts to have
our Aldermen take back what they said about them
zone Of the things that strikes foreigner with won
der in this big town" said observant stranger from
across the other day "st the practice apparently
by authority of painting buildings white. It came
under my notice. for instance, during a tour OF the
police department that all the police stations in city
have recently had their brick fronts coated with white
paint by direction 1suppose Of the Comm isSioners In
charge Of the department In most European Countries
IL not in ALL paint city buildings white is forbidden By
ordinance. Any other color to suit the taste Of tho
owner but not white. To any who has endured the
discomfort Of living opposite one OF these white abom
nations In the Sunshny days OF the reason Of
thip prohlbitiOn VIII 10 obNiouA There IA nothing
hurtful to the eyes the fierce glare from such bud
ing when the shines let alone the extra heat
reflected the street. and under the bright Ams
sky the misery Is tenfoid increased fnte
lGent OF the is subject to which the Rttan
tion OF wise municipal government may well be
directed unless II Is benton encouraging boom IN the
trade OF BpeotaceA"
"The parlor has gone oh, you may admire my pretty
ROOM" said bright hostess tho other day com
mentinE friend but you must not call 1t q parior
That breaks my heart We don't have pariors any
more you know. Hotsls have parlora mlincrA do and
BARRIERS, and. believe chropodistA but not Oh
no. indeed In this modest little nat this 10 Just my
where my friends In house II would
be reception room. and the other larger apartment
would be the salon or drawing room. II had a real
establishment the suito would stretch with morn
ing room in addition. and white room. Japanese
room. green room. and 10 on. bus never q parlor
among them all. We have to keep oleArof the mad.
ding crowd, you know and 'parlors' are droadfnly
common"
Occasionally when man enters . barber ThUp ana
nnds number OF ahead Of him. he asks the bar.
ber for rasor and shaves himself The practice not
favored by the BARRIERS but they do not like o6ond
th regular customers One Of them, commenting On
the habit said recently;
"Ihave determined to put stop to it for md that
IL iS seriously hurting my trade One day iAat week
regular customer came In and wanted q rasor - he
in hurry and could not walt gave MIN one ana
he shaved himself When he finished he Abked for the
bay rum and then noticed that he had out himself IN
two different placeG WANTED to put Some alum on 10
stop tho blood, but he said he in . hurry and
couldnt bother with IT, Every Of his acquantanosa
knows where he Ket shaved and course they Souid
help forming the idea that he had been butehsrSd
in my shop II would bo useless 10 try get them 70
como in now for Q shave After this no man tdon1
who he Ia can have rasor in my Snop 10 shsVo
himself prefer to Eive my artists chance"
prominent stenoEraphsr Of thh City, In ,sS14hRSa
nh and thA ohnht ~
introduction in the business world said that there ~
but little danger that tho phonoEraph any other
machine would mako the shorthand profession pront
less
"Evsn II the phonoRraph or any Of thS Kindred ma.
chimes could do All that claimed for he remarked
the other day in the Metropolitan Stenographor Asso
citation ait would not aoot ssenoEraphers adversely in
the least Indeed. it would bo welcomed with open
arms By the court reportoA % they could then dictate
their matter when they pleased, and a. fast As they
could read their notes Transcribpg days testimony,
know. 10 most todious and tirosomo thtna. and
usually busy reporter has two three 70
whom no dictates his natteN but Of course he muBl
70 slow on account Of tho inability Of hia amhnuenhin
to take IL correctly at q rapid rate And TO the
amanuensis stenoeraphorA fall to see how II can
hurt even them. When the typewriter Introduced
IL was not fayoraby received by amanuenses but
typewritnE and shorthand are inbeparablA In my
opinion when the phonoeraph IL perfect"d sufcienuy
1t will be used as adjunct to shor md and type
writing. Any ono who has used phonograph and also
employed good amAnuensis nowa that It 10 much
easier to dictate competent stenographer than 10
the photograph. Perhaps II 10 entirely matter OF edu
cation and practice but the fact remains that ct pres
ent ideas and words como much moro readily when do
tating TO an intelligent man than TO machine. And
another thing most mao stenoEraphers really prh
vate secretaries and they hold positions Of Importance
and responsibility, which cannot bo delegated to care
less or unSkllsd typewriter"
Herbert Kelcoy IL once more q familiar nEure On
He n In butt ah,
dton Is in detrimental to the general appear
Ance OF tho wellknown leading man. He has shaved
Of his moustache and devotes most OF his thoughts
thorough from the accident which occurred
10 him in Salt Lake City. This far more ssriouI
than was indicated at the time Mr.. Kelcey walk
ing plAcidly the street when runaway horte at
!ached to an express wagon him down. and he wal
aid up for nearly two months undergoing several pain
hui operations on The thigh and ankle The main danReI
which at nrst alarmed him-that of being permanently
amed-hGs entirely passed away and though the Ath,
etic exercise Of the actor will bo somewhat curtaed
or few months to come there 10 other evil effect
rom what At nTSt threatened to be very serioui
accident
woman in ono OF tho most remarkable ulsters evs1
een on the stage paraded up and down Broadway ys0
Orday to the great amusement OF the spectators This
amusement by tho way extended to the wsarer OF the
lister herself for violation of courtesy 10 involved
he statement that she half-Seab The ulstei
lifted her largo and robust figure perfectly and but
oned high about the neck 1t consisted OF alternate
trpos OF red yellow, and blue Each stripe about
wo inches broad. Even the drivers slowed the er5
as to look back at the extraordinary conelonefaeon
Il colorS The young woman hat was knocked forward
n rakish and larking way over her eyeS and she
yoro pAlid and superclous smile. Her along
he walk was serpontine and somewhat involved. on
N average she stumbled against twelve men every ten
Get At the of Twenty.ninh street she diScon
red hack with open door and the driver sitting
nuRly the floor with his feet the curb She
TODD waving her hand gently back and forth for
Minutes and looking at tho driver interostedy, and
hen started pei nell for tho cab. Fortunately the
river had seen her and he jumped Skfuly out OF the
ray. Thereupon the young woman and the ulster en-
cred the cab in rather tumultuorB but eneotua man
er, and after long conversation with the driver
oiled majestcaly away.
The mature judgment OF Muldoon seems to be thai
IirAn's defeat by Sullivan much due the fact
hat he was cocksurs of beating tho champion without
N effort "A to anything else