New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-04
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and the United states finds other and better quarters
than Castle Garden, may not hope for the dis
appearance Of that old get scarcely remarkable eye
from the beautiful grounds Of the Battery Long,
too long has the old masonry cheesebOx dishgured
the finest site not simply in NeT York but IN al
stretch OF green and a wider view OF the Deanthui
bay Il ca Sd a om mas Ins save S JENNY
Lind sang there, pray what Is u'
So the travelling Brton wonders why we allow the
newsboys to cry their extras so persistcnty and so
piercinglv. Well why do WEI and why does his
beloved London tolerate it. too unless. inded tie
reason be that the law concerns nos ltsen WIN hts
things even with little newsboys. Britannicus migs
have tested the pOrches Of his ears IN trying 10 make
out the words of that stdent duet that aitrghs the
silence of the night in his own ancient capital ley
cry in pairs. and loudly, windows fly up, housem@ds
seek their beloved areas. yet what me noise Is az
about no man knows nor woman, either least OF All
he she that confdingly buys and presently tries ~
vain to find In the damp unpIessa All PTgr rr,be DE-
coveryn that has given pretext for so mueh outcrs,
This parable proves. as the poet says tha' o'e'
men Is human"
And what Of the miIkman's morning yowl, the post
mans doube-knOck resounding through the entre
block the muffin mans bel What of the plaintiva
Clo' o. clop the doorous Scissors TO grind the
early rising Sweep o. and the flower pedler, with
his monotonOus wall Of All abowin' an a-groWln
| This latter being a free translation, for what the
seedy pirate really bowls Is Yah blawn yah grawn
At all events we don't have these. And we needh
| have the ubiquitous hand-Organ If we don't nke ana
the squeak Of Punch and Judy Is hushed In the lahu
| Traveller, travel
| Now that the influenza is abatng or abated, what
new reason can be thought of for making one ring
four or five times for messenger and then despair
ngly wait No, please don't say that it's the boys
IT'S the that hire the boys, and begrudge hrlns
enough.
Rabd transit in Broadway surface cars is not what
New-York wants, gentlemen. An empty car that can
stop and won't stop for a passenger, should be made
! to stop The drivers have their orders What are
/ they. please Fifth time Of asking
When the man behind the hole is so busy making
up his quarterly accounts that he has time to be
bothered with serving of the meek and lowly pub
lie, let alone selling it ticket, or checking or I'M
checking its baggage. how would it answer to put
another near by the crypt where dignity abideS
one with less financial skill. with less repose OF man
ner. would do, if only he could attend 10 your
little affair for you, without waiting for the balance
| TO come.n
! Among the many symposia that have come into
| fashion, how pleasant and instructive might be one
| by veteran actors, managers and dramatic critics
on the Plays That Actors Love and Why They
Love Them" There is " The White Lie, for Instance
why do those admirable and always attractive come
dams the Kendals, think this the gen. or a gem, of
their repertoryl Why do Evadne.7 The Stranger
"The Jealous Wife, "Fazlo,7 The Iron Chest and
a lot more Of the like grewsOme category, hold tho
stagcl Don't lay because the audiences Ike or
! liked them Never, surely At best they suffered
and endured doubtless thinking. Ike the rest Of us
| common clay, that poor fun IS better tnan no nun.
But since the days Of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Crnmmles
yea and before have had tastes and standards
Of taste past finding out from the front"
a.Evadne' said veteran playgOer. the other day
| 'Evadne, or the Statues.' Yes, YES haven't sat
| on the hard front bench of the parquet, when the
parquet all bench and orchestra chairs as yet
unthought Of. and yawned the whole dolefu
az IN
.Ingomar' and dismal 'Rookwood.' aggravated by
Dick Turpin and scarcely relieved by BlacT Beso
good thing in no. two-those fearful and wonderful
boots that Mr.. Halter wore. Never heard his other
name.'
Good. Thanks awfully. Pennsy and Jersey Central
are 10 be allowed bridge Wcsst. filthy dangerous
impossible West St. without being made 10 pay fine
for the privilege. Then may all that wretched
thoroughfare without imprecations sush. or fear Of
life or limb. But is the good work to stop there
Washington and Greenwich SIS. are nearly as bad :
/ only happily there Is less of them. And the skid
hopping and barreldodgng will 60 on just the same
for those two or three dreadful blocks that Turk be
tween the water-sde and civilization unless you find
and make way for handling the goods without
those interminabIS slid or toreinE {e AND bon
room elsewhere than all over the sidewalk. or else.
abandoning the street entirely 10 skds and barrels
carry your bridges clear across Greenwlch-St AT the
! very least Vow when the bridges going to be
built is the time to consider this.
| A rotary snow plough rushed through Park Row
at high noon and making regular trips through the
day would perhaps clear away the thousand and one
senseess and unnecessary nuisances that are daily De
stroying the value OF the sidewalk for its legitimate nse
as horoughfare When one has to choose between fall
ing over tray Of valuable pocket knives at % cents
each and falling into barrow of something strange
and soft to eat or hopping over hardware sklfully
left asant. OF lodging ffty-Seven strangers learning
to spell before ,angulnary buetinboard, only to
rubbish all in row. surely it Is enough to drive the
! ordinary 10 say something In Ms haste, ana 70
cause the extraordinary man. who Is not IN haste 10
the street and try the protection OF the Postonce
Obstruction is raised to the nth power when you
come to the Brooklyn Bridge. Just look at the en-
trance gangway on this side. when the heads and
shoulders will let you, and to what narrow pass
tho straners and the blockhouscs put there to de
fend them have reduced what ought to be free
passageway wide a. the Bridge Itself: free me
| compel IT, Better do 1t now.
A correspondent. aroused by the unsuccessful quest
for the ancient peach leather-nothinS like it-of
Maryland and Virginia. wants 20 know why she cannot
be allowed TO taste Just one good oldashioned Rhode
Island greenng ere her appleteeth go. or, If the
good greening has, indeed gone nom inc EARN lor,
| ever. how about the rsmbo OF her YOUTH VINO can
| answer these1 And, ny the way. who or what was
| the original OF the name Ramoof
London had much the sort Of time with her
Influenza or whatever 1t was, we had with ours
Deaths the week ending January 10, eight hundred
above the corrected average.
Why do young, or rather younger ladies with that
superb complexion the French call "chataigne,' OF
chestnut persist in calling themselves aud firmly
insist 'on being called "brunettes'l Because IT
sounds nice thinks somebody who didn't know an
Injurious deal started this Stiffness years ago. and
il has been on it, travels since. Look at a
spanish woman or French woman once, even one
calling herself fair and you'll never want to be
known as a brunette again dear maam or MISS Ut
AT all events, you'll know you're not one.
One comes on records Of prices in queer places