The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-03
WHAT NE ARE All rALKIvo ABorn

WHAT DE ARE An TALKING ABoUE.
Tho coolest place whore do business in this civ
Is the old Washington Market All the retrigerators in
tho market cooled by cool air company The uin,s
which lead from the central plant to the refrgetators
run IN every direction Just under the roof tic mar
ket Cu tile warmest days these pipes covered with
snow iaif an inch thick. This coos tho air around
them and the cool air naturally falls thus cooling thu
entiro atmosphere In the market
Flower reddlers have adopted a new wr,nk,, for
gaining to the big office buildings down town
They have discovered by experience that the jAntor,
employees win not let them ply their trade tile flowers
are carried in baskets trays so they carry
them IN jRpanned tin boxes like those used kcernr
valuable papers in lawyers offices The boxes are kcr,
closed while tho pedders are in sight OF the employees
in tho big buildings The boxes have another Adyap.
| tage-thcy keep the bowers cool and flesh
Few persons know how excellent razor strop 10 the
Humankind or II razor Is in fairly good con.
dition and not in need OF the oil mny soon b.
whetted to fine edge on tie palm Of the hand the
inner side OF the forearm. The latter is best
OF hair as it frequently Is for 1t presents who,tns
surface quite long the ordinary razor strop Tho
fat portion of tho palm between tho itte finger and
tho wrist, however makes excellent srop. Tho proo.
ess OF stroppinR razor the forearm appears biz
alarming TO the lookoron though there little danger
| that skiltul man will do himself harm.
Aqucer old chap up about Union SQUARE the,s
days about O'Clock in the morning with broom Aud
pan In saloons IN tho neighborhood no has the
privilege OF sweeping No public places in tho city are
cleaned moro thoroughly than they at less expense
The work costs tho proprietors nothing ana It is q
necessary feature of tho old chaps business that he
should be patnstakinR From out his sweepings he
| gathers up every cork, and every wanamakor he
empties with extremo care, looking all tho time for
coins It is said that tho average he makes fair
days wage from silver thus gathered up but his sure
income is realized from tho corks Such as arc
not broken no whites down to szo that will ut the
small pha!s used by druggistS He sells these at prices
| which mako It profitable to tho druggists. and tho
refuse the shavings and broken bits he dsposcH to
| men who pack bottles for transportation
Despoers of Central Park have recently gone 90 far
steal from tho nurseries young fully two
inches in diameter This species OF theft is committed
solely for gain, the trees of choice variety and
have market value. Thieves have nearly destroyed
tho beauty Of herbaceous beds in Tompkins square,
Herbert Wards friends in New York are not greatly
Rstonished at tho attack the conduct OF the roar
column in Stanleys book. Ward made no secret
OF his with hS chief but kept silent to
details That Wards report to Stanley was dated from
the Windsor Hotel Is easily accounted for as Ward
came to tho United States after his BnF
land from Africa made tho acquaintance of Miss San
ford. his WIFE the way over and to live
the Windsor in order that he might be her house.
Ward took part in tho honors shown TO Stanley in
London and, in fact was until recently absent with
his bride in the Azores and the Channel Islands.
Tho masculine sash at present is exaggoration run
wild. Originally when men left OF their wastcoats In
hot weather q small black bolt and later on a modest
silk sash were worn so as to conceal tho buttons and
suspenders which appertain to tho trousers of mln-
kind. 1t was valuable idea and as such widely
adopted But tho inability of tho
TO let we'll enough alone called his inventive faculties
into play and he has produced series OF thngs
that cause tho judicious to grieve. Blue red yellow,
purple and green the mild ingredients OF most OF
the and tho bolts have increased in size from
two to ten inches To sec an otherwise dignined
looking man wandering about with his
waist clasped by a hugo and garing sAsh.
such might have been designed for tho burleSqu0
is sight far too often encountered In tho streets
of New York. Az the taste Of tho public cannot 10
counted upon In such matters, the manufacturers of
these monstrosities should be appealed to- 1t 10 OF
terest by tho way, to note that fashionable women
have now adopted the masculine sash" The sash
originally stolen from tho attire of women by and
that they have robbed It OF Its charm goes back
in Its masculine form to women again But In their
hands 1t is safe They be depended to restore
1t to symmetrical size and harmonious colorG
There 10 ono thing which Chicago has now which
Now York has not and that Is o first rate tower from
which a stranger may obtain a. commanding view Of
the city There big buildings In New York from tho
roofs of which ono may look out over the acres and
acres OF housetors which mako the metropolis OF tho
United States but there Is roof steeple any
other observatory in New York city which may DO
easily reached and which, when stands at tho high
est point Affords complete and satisfying view
tower OF the Produce Exchange building is only 20
feet from the ground and though 1t gives splendid
picture Of tho bay and of the lower part OF the city It
does not lay out before you all that there is of
New York city and its suburba This same crIti.
cism applies to Trinity steeple the Equitable
building tho Post onice DOME and all tho other big
structures down town. From some Of tho big apart
houses in tho upper part OF the city very good
pictures may BIO obtained. but on the whole in the
length and breadth of Manhattan Island there is moth
~ "A a 4 Gn pDO A IA
the Auditorium building in Chicago
The Auditorium has q magnificent location down on
the lake front all hours OF tho day tho public may
In and go You buy ticket for IS cents step into
elevator and whZZed up eighteen stories Then
you give an attendant your ticket and go out
balcony, up which you may climb upon broad and
easy steps until stand go fost above tho level OF
Michigan avenue. All the great city OF Chicago 10
spread out before you like map Buildings eleven.
twelve and fourteen stories in the blocks by
pear very small indeed. on clear days may far
into the regions which ought to lie called suburbs
but by legislative enactment now constitute a part
of the windy citys 1t isn't often that there
clear days and that may beyond tho built
up portion. Clouds of smoke from the soft coal hang
the town and make tho spectacle Just little biz
mystic, ious as well as tantalIEiug One who hasn't
tho sight on clear day, and doesn't know really
how far the thckly settled parts or tho city
tend, is puzzled and compelled to speculate
about the truth OF tho statements made by the
Chicago man. who inevitably a. ono OF those upon
the balcony in tho group OF sightseerS lie talks and
he talks and lie brA2s and no brags, and you cans
help thinning when he says that the town 10 built up
even ten miles out from where you that pail Of
smoke" that he is OVERRIDING the description little.
But Chicago won't long be able that she has the
highest observatory for here In New York going
to have a much higher tower at the Madison Square
Garden, II that is built properly aud is managed Es
well as il tho Auditorium sky.Piercer. 1t will be
splendid thing for New York The location will be
about good could DO found and from that point
o above broadway, there will be given