The evening world., 1891-06-10
THE CLEANER.


was crossing lhe bridge yesterday In one OF
the cable cars, and was struck by the inditIer-
ence wnicn the workmen on the Bridge show
to the rather ticklish nature OF their working
place, | allude to the galloway over the
water. There are no conyeniences for walking
there, and big interstices are between the cross
fixtures and the like on which the men get
along. But they moved about as care!essly as
II they had an asphalt pavement under their
feet.
What an individuality even bouquets have.
You can tell the norist's bouquet from the
amateurs, and rustic one from city one.
met q man walking along Park Row 10 the
morning rush to business with homely little
bunch OF flowers that that been picked and
made up In the country. You could tell it by
the looks, Just as accurately as you could drop
TO country made clothes.
Luxury Is on the Increase In this town.
There Is Q modest little coffee and cake shop
where the patrons, II they needed a napkin,
had recourse 10 towel suspended here and there
on the walls. Now see that the habitues are
allowed individual napkins. This may be
bid for popularity against some rival bakery,
but the patrons get the napkins.
The "Liitle Judge" Is u regular feature OF
the morning procession on Park Row. He trots
along from the Astor House over to the "L "
station at the Bridge, umbrella In hand as a
rule, even II the sky is moderately clear. Nor
risania IS some distance awayR and there is
ahn NNau- hat he,
comes back.
Now that Cornelius Vanderbilt has bought
himself q steRm yacht, the Conqueror, the
family seem TO be pretty well provided. Willie
X. has one OF the biggest steam yachts aroat,
the Alva. and Fred has had one for several
years, the videtto. Then there are several
sailing yachts belonging TO the family. George
doesn't seem to run to yachts and four-in-hanis
as much as books. He Is rich enough to AFFORD
to ne literary. The Vanderbilt boats would
make quite feet.
Ex-senator Grady has turned up again as q
resident Of the Sixth Senatorial Dislnc. In
East Fourth street, which leads the gossips to
cay that he has been promised the Tammany
nomination for Senator next Fall. ] am told
that he viii not have ex-County Clerk
Keenan's support.
Local politicians by the score have gone or
ere bound for Europe to spend their Summer
vacation. The latest 10 announce his inten-
tion to cross the Atlantic is Civil Justice
Sampson Laebman, OF the Sixth District Court,
who Will sail on Wednesday next
Henry CleWs, the banker, looks younger and
is more clipper and blithesome IN his manner
than ever In these days Of comparative imam
clal stagnation and unesslDesS. His friends
say that ne would make an excellent financial
barometer II you only knew ius' when TO COP
per him. just at present he Is firmly imbued
with the conviction that there Is G great time
coming for Wall street,.
Since he has AssSmed the responsibility Of
looking after Uncle sans millions that are
stored away In the sub-TreAsury vaults, As
sisiAnt Treasurer Ellis II. Roberts has COM
pletely divested himself OF the cares OF his
newspaper. de has by no means. however, given
up his interest IN the workers In the profession,
as Is shown by the fact that ne has recently
become member of the FelloWGrait Club, OF
which he has frequently been the guest in the
past.
Dr.. Seward Webb seems to be showing more
business activity than any member OF tue
Vanderbilt family. just now he is engaged In
building railroads, blunlng the Slate CommiS-
sionsrs. buying up Adirondack forest land and
generally atirTfng up the people in the sleepy
little towns Of the northern iier. Besides this
he nnds lime 10 engineer coachiDR expeditions
IN the White Mountains. His ultimate friends
are sSId to TegSrd him as the coming man IN
railroad enterprise.
Joseph Steiner. The popular Secretary OF lhs
s'SokleF Association. viii make the Launching n
of new boat ~ capaFsle. on sunday next,
the oooagion Of . eslebFaiion 70 which he hal
] invited abous one hundred friends,