The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-23
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RICHMOND DAILY TIMEs,
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NNfthihNi So A''VsI
There are many, many people in New
Work who make their living and sometimes
,,rinnes in singular WAYS. Not very Ions
AGO an old man died who presented every
anpearance Of poverty. lie lived in one
r,orn in big tenement-house, and appa
rsntly had not money enough to buy bread
AFTER his death his trunk was opened. In
u were found several bank books, which
rcprc.enied deposits Of 5000. lie had
lived i'm the house for ten years. yet his me
,bod OF making a living was a secret. lie
had accumulated all this money by
5aaling in prize packages Of unclaimed
Goods that are sold every now and then by
au the large express companies.
The Italian boOt-blacks make more
money IN week than the same number OF
Skilled mechanics do. A few years ago an
,rfcrprising Italian bought from the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company the boot
backing privilege in all the ferry-boats of
t.a company for $500. The contract lasted
ar three wears, and the business proved so
lucrative thai when the company raised the
r.ni to s. 600 he accepted the terms willing
d. With his earnings he has bought two
flts. His success has made others OF his
..rntrvmon follow his example. and all the
lrrv-bOats OF the different railroads are
controlled by boOt-blacking syndicates.
some wears ago a firm that does business
0n Broadway hired two men, one of whom
was an Italian, 10 keep the street in front
ID the store clear Of dirt and refuse. They
rr.ifod s. a day. and the refuse was tax
.n away by the regular carts Of the street
Cleaning Department In little while the
other nan dropped out, and the Italian took
tnr contract 10 keep the street clean for
,,r lie carried away the refuse in a truck
Ind sold 10. Now he has more than hun
f-.d mon doing the same work for him in
,,riogs parts Of the city. Mazzinetti is
now rich and important man in the ltal-
iau COLONY
SOARING sKYwARD.
Manhattan Island, having very little
i.r.f1 or breadth 10 make room for its in
bliant-. must grow skyward. Some years
AGO o. l0t 2jXl0O would have only a three
.Hr, and basement house built on it. Now
OH. same space is occupied bv a siX-stOry
structure. which affords accommodation
tr sixty people, instead Of five or six. The
Eleventh police precinct, situated on the
.l-t side, IL the most densely populated
section in this city. 10 was as well built up
10 decade of years ago, but there are twice
a- many people living in the same
space now. All the small houses
have been replaced by immense tenements.
The classes In New York who really live
among the clouds are the janit0rs Of the
hI- downtown business buildings and their
families. The care-takers OF the lofty apart
meut houses live in the easements, but the
unit0rs of the buildings devoted TO bust
ness live under the roof. Their families see
- liHle Of the city, and mingle no more with
reDrOwds that thrOng b thOr0ughiares than
% they dwelt i'm a lighthouse along the coast.
THE shopping district is too far away 10 be
visited except al very infrequent intervals.
Eo0iers, too, spend most Of their days far
above the heads Of their fellOw-men. There
are 1000 of them constantly employed put.
ting 0u roofs and keeping them repaired.
The elevated railroad employees are also
workers in the air. From the time they re-
port for duty in the morning until their
DAVIS labor is over their feet never once
touch the earth. The payroll Of the COM
pluy contains the names Of nearly two
thousand men and boys, and this number
does not include those employed in Office
work. The elevated roads have caused the
signs and advertisements Of the different
firms engaged i'm business 20 be elevated
also. and there are some hundred painters
who gain their livelihood by decorating the
plmneys and sidewalks with advertise
ments. There are men who work in offices
down town who use the elevated road as
means Of transport, and from once they
Take The train in tie morning until
they leave 10 "a night on their way home
ward never touch the sidewalk. At Rector
street and Broadway there is great Office
building which connects directly with the
EectOrstrcet station Of the elevated, and
men employed in the building need never
mix with the crowds on the thorOughiares
unless SD inclined. Down in the heart Of
the business section Of the city there ls an
0ld-tashiOned shOt-tOwcr. This tower Is
about one hundred feet high, and every day
there are four men just under the roof who
are employed in pouring out the molten lead
which turns into shot as il falls to the
ground.
FASHIONS SWIRL.
Oflate years TIE winter season has been
bounded by the hor-e-shOw on one side and
Lent on the other. Gradually we have
STAYED longer i'm the country every year.
until now few of those who have country
places come into town until the Madison
square Garden is the rendezvous, or in the
absence OF the show the Metropolitan Opera
House. shutters are being opened on all
sides. and window curtains taking their
place are sure evidences Of return from
tlo country.
TIE barometer OF social society is without
doubt the debutante. Many debutantes
mean CAV season. and there are plenty
this year for whom all kinds Of entertain
ments are sure 10 Doe given. Among them
are Miss Crawford, who makes her debut at
l.I sisters house on November 10Th. Miss
Bessie Duaheld will be Introduce by her
mother. ON December 9th, at sherry's, the
eDtre building being taken for the event.
Mis-, Beatrice Jones: Miss Morgan, a sister
0f Mrs. August Belmont. Jr.; Miss Marie
Lenu.hon; Miss Barrow, daughter OF Mr.. ).
a. Barrow: Miss ogden; Miss Cameron,
DAUGHTER " sir ROderick Cameron; Miss
LlIu Leith. daughter Of Mr.. 4. Forbes
L..'l, Miss Grace Carley; Miss Janray,
daughter Of Mrs. William Jafiray; Mrs.
Florence Westeryelt Miss Louisa Smythe
and number Of others are certain TO cause
enough gaiety TO be forthcoming to make
pleasant season.
Reading clubs are TO be one OF the fads OF
lAe winter. as the craze for the improve
ment NJ the mind has set in. Whether 1t
WlIl stand the crucii test OF balls ana am
n.r- later in the season is 10 be doubted;
nlf 40 present there is a great deal OF ener-
ID DISPLAYED. In some quarters IL IS much
wanted. but whether those 10 whom IL
would ae of most benefit viii apply may be
o.lbfei.
Blue is restored 10 favor for street cos
Tunes. and is worn IN various shades. Inc
bright royale blue is already popular for
eriirc suits Of cloth. which tailOrs make
with coat bOdices that have seams across
tle hips, or with corselet fronts, trimming
them with stripes Of brown braid, bit OF
able fur ON the collar, and perhaps adding
brass buttons. Dark nayy-blue cloth gowns,
with vest Of light Turquoise cloth, are
Fixed by Young ladies. The porcelain blues
and an gray-blue shades are still used.
The white glove fashion is the most trying
fhin. the women OF the world have on their
hands.
lue effect Of the present fashion is all to-
wards the formation Of the long wasted |
appearance OF the figure, which is obtained |
.y reason Of the deep bodice and the straight |
narrow skirt starting away down on the |
lips. The result is undoubtedly certain |
grace that used % be obtained 10y corsetng, |
the dciriment Of lite. health and comfort.
This winter there viii be plenty OF dane
.ug mp % Lent. As regards the big sub
-cripuon balls, We have the Patrlarchs
and ihe Assemblies, but nothing IS known
ts vet as regards the subscription dance al