The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-15
WHAT WE ARE ALL TALKING ABoUn

did omething the other day wheel would have tss,si
| the nerve and muscle OF many younger man A
rapid transit train had started from ST. George Ooand
for South Beach when Mr., wnuu rushed on The r!at.
| form The train was moving quite rapidly. but us
Governor. General of Staten lsinnl Eprinted after II
with great vgor He rapidly overhGuedi It, and sptanF
lust in time to the platform OF tho last car To
swung himtston by RrAspnR the iron upriehs op.nsd
the gate, and stood there for moment to catch lbs
breath lie tried the door OF the car but 1t wAsockc
and he had 10 remain on the Platform until the tran
| reached Tompklnsvle fence four feet high barrel
| the way from where Mr.. winan stood when the car
| stopped to the station platform, but this was OBJ
stace to him lie vaulted over It as lightly An.
teope. Then he calmly walked forward aud got the
| train like an everyday citizen
Aman uniformed as a soldier gun and all waking
stodly back and forth all day doing sentry duty on
sixth roof in full view " people passing the
elevated trains Ia the latest development OF the mr
| directed advertising genius OF a photographer
Recently on a run between Buffalo and Cleveland on
the Lake Shore road said dining car conductor II
had as guests Mr.. and Mrs Il u. lnEersoL At dinner
an amusing incident occurred Mr. lngersoll and lis
wife were seated at table by themselves when three
travelling men came in and seated themselves lust
back Of them None seemed TO recognize the Colonel
first but suddenly of the party sighted him aud
hastily motioning mo to him, ordered quart OF cham.
payne iced and sent to Mr. lnEersolis table with his
compliments II was quite evident that he had per
sonal acquaintance with the Colonel but merely
wanted to open the way to ono. got the wine ready
ana carried out instructions regarding It, when Mr.
1nRersoL without aglance at the donor promptly and
politely declined it and OF course reported % Mr.
smarty. At the conclusion OF the meal as Mr. lnHer
soil rose to leave the car the drummer Venurci tho
hope that he had not offended by his act when the
Colonel with smile. sAd oh, no: but the fact my
physician has forbidden the use OF wines Liquors.
and lie bowed and passed on."
~ have discovered new way to dispose Of my
morning newspaper after have read II and It gives
taf pntn nlv To httt
said Mr.. Thomas II. KidufI wslIknown insurance
man II was riding down town the other day OIL tho
Third avenue elevated road, and had finished reading
my paper by tho timo reached the Bowery Aathe
train passed ono Of the many cheap lodging house there
noticed tho dodgers standing ont on the balcony
catching breath OF fresh air. tossed my newspaper
10 them and they grabbed it eagerly Several gentle
men in the car followed my example, and now mum.
bor OF my acQuaintances make daily habit OF tossing
their newspapers to tho dodgers in the Bowery. The
poor fellows have learned to look ont for the pAperS
and they watch with interest every train that 6y
The Fifth Avenue Hotel corridors have strange au-
dence every Sunday afternoon Not soul knows why
the Fifth Avenue has been selected or why Sunday
afternoon ID tho time apparently agreed for the
gathering But from until 5. AMI sometimes later the
corridors and the office floor
thronRed with deaf mutea On stormy days they
gather In the silent bar room and on sunny afternoons
they filter about the main entrance al in ErOups
ticulAtng and with animated faces deep in the
and they are spoken of as "the noisy crowd" They
smoke and apparently chatter Their fingers OF the
weeks doings and Of their pursuits in the business
world. All neatly clad and are modest in their
ways but crowd OF wiideyeJ Italians on the Aque-
duct ever ReS.cuated with sucA remarkable uEor e.
do these young mon
About the acme of absurdi,y which may DO reached
BY women who initiate tho fashions OF mon shown
in the costume OF q woman on Broadway the other
afternoon She was tall thin, and thirty. and her
clothes built upon the plans OF mans evening
dress. Her skirt was OF a black stun drawn rather
tightly, and hanging in such adept arrangement of
folds to make necessary for TO look twice In
order become convinced she really wearing
She had on low wAtstcoat OF fine white
duck with four buttons, and fashioned just like amAns
dress wastcoat Her shirt OF linen, open In
front, with two studs 1t was TOPPED with aStanding
collar and she wore regulation small lawn tie. The
accord being OF the BLACK material as
her trouserskirs and cut with the shawl collar and
swallow tail back the exclusive privilege OF
The woman's hat a al. brimmed black straw. and
she swung umbrella so tightly wrapped that 10
looked like OF course according to the pre-.
vniling tendencies OF womankind, this young person
had perfect right TO 60 TO tho extreme Of copying
mans evening wear but certainly she ought 10 know
better than TO don such Rarb before dinner
A druggists clerk said conhdentslly to Q frsqnsnt
patron Of the shops drinking counter that he never In
duRed in the syrup known blood orange and more
ordered cream with his soda water. The
blood orange, be explained. rs NOT pure syrup u
simple plain orange with tho blood COLOR given to It by
q dye while what you think b cream from fresh milk
is only special preparation OF condensed milk"
Grass grows thrifty through the paving along
large part OF Fourth avenue and there grass eVeu
the Brooklyn Bridge On Fourth avenue it IA along
the part the tunnel where few vehic es except
delivery for the houses along tho avenue and
they all keep to tho highest part of tile street The
grass is almost high enough to cut along the curb ON
the Brooklyn end OF the bridge half way between the
and tho terminus, there narrow. long spaces
each side OF the tracks where loose grave has besn
filed in On this the grass grows several inches high
How many New Workers know that the famous say
ing that the fashionable society Of this city numbers
400 is parAphrRse OF an expression used in London
nifty years agoi The fact out In a recently pub
ished book tho days OF the dandteS in which Lord
WilouRhby is quoted as saying that the inner circle OF
London society never exceeded 80 This society. &C
oordnR to Lord wloughby. existed chiefly for tho
purpose OF bringing Rristocras together and is
censors were a few hight born danes who kept watch
the sacred portals leading to fashionable life.
Charming as is the new home of the Iloboken Turtle
Club Lnrchmont Manor AS It now Stands the desirS
bity of the location cheay strikes the visitor IN view
of i,s future possibilities 1t the Did headgGArerB
the LArchmont Yacht CLUB and only vacated this
spring when tho yacht club moved INFO ITS new $500
promises few hundred wards up LarchmonI harbor.
The yacht club gained in beauty and size Of grounds
and hsrbor facilities by the change but lost In beauty
The grounds as they stand AT present comprise four
acres Tho property belonged to Mr. shepard propho-
tor OF the White Elephant billiard rooms by whom IL
was previously leased to the Yacht club Tho Turtle
Club bought the property outright from Mr., shepard,
who is member OF the club together with the three
buildings which stood upon II These buildings they
completely renOdeiled and Teltted. The central DuNI
ing made into handsome club house with every
for yeRr.rouud occupancy eXcepta
billiard room 1t finished throughout In Iigtt
woods After card rooms and privue dining rooms
were set aside there were Bti rooms left up stairs
which were furnished led the OF mem
berE The second building from the shore.
partly brick and partly frame, set a-sis
wholly for sleeping purposes, the intention OF tho
club being make Its new headquarters family TO-
sort The small building near tho shore was devoted
wholly billiards and pool Tho big open dining
pavilion and great kitchen, which are now being
erected are right on the water front overlooking tho
high grassy bun which Mr. Shepard buit upon the
tide washed rocks few years ago great expense
Trees and shrubbery the entire premises almost
hiding the several buildings from each other.
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