The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-26
ROUND ABOUT IN GOTHAM.
odd Ways Of Making a Living In The
Metropolis.
ALL SORTS OF CURIOUS OCCUPATIONS.
Feeding the Animals in the Park--Latcst
Faucies and Fads of Fashion
New York Gossip.
NV York BUREAU,
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Inc WORKING Jewellers """"" -'A
and its neighborhood keep about a dozen
men busy demagnotizing watches
Another class Of men with odd occupations
"a the tea faster On the floor Of the Produce
and Fruit Exchange. at the appraisers stores
ard IN fhe vicinity Of Pearl street these men
may DO found. Their occupation compels
them 30 lead very abstemious lives.
Liquor In my form can neve; DO
indulycd IN; neither can toDacco
In fnct. tea-tasters palate requires as nuch
care as o prma dOnna's voice Inc salaries
of some OF these men range from F6'OVo 10
s15. 900 = year. but tho gains OF the InnN0fly
are very much smaller and very few OF them
ever mount very high in the social scale
it rs only within the past few years that
another singular way Of making a living has
been started. There nre now quite number
Of mon who visit boarding houses, furnished
rooms and flats unlimited. and II any OF tho
men have clothes to sell Will conclude n
cash transaction on the spot. This system Is
quite popular, rs II saves tie lnodcsty OF inc
dude and insurcs prlVecy.
Another hourishiDR business IS the painting
of black eyes. A .hort space OF time ago
thcro yyas only one man in the profession,
now there are four on Ave establishments up
town. and in each one there are q. many
assistants o. In popular BARRIERS shop. Inc
blood is extracted by leeches, then tho SKIN -
rrintcd. When this is done by professional
Che sign Of the blnckguard.' as lhackeray
calls il. is almost imperccptble.
In the dino museums and around the water
front near Coenties' slip the tattOOers congre-
Qnte. They are mostly sailors who nave
given up the sen. and their customers are
mainly sea-going men. Their principal source
of income and fame is the manufacture OF
tattooed ladies for the dime museums through
out the country. The men who sell novel
ties Oh the street make q much larger profit
than the general public imaglnes The me,
chhnical toys, for instance, are purchased
by them for $40 dozen and
they nre sold for CSC apiece, so their prOft on
n dozen is $3.50. There are two young boys
who have taken district on the west SIDE,
and who keep the brass door plates, bell
pulb and letter boxes in both flats and resi-
dences in high state OF polish: Their rates
are from 10 cents 10 % cents house. tach
ono earns from - TO 81 week, and as one OF
them SAYS, we don't work half as hard
neither as when We were with the District
Telegraph.
FEEDING TIE ANIMALS.
The cost of feeding the carnivorous animals
in the Lark has been reduced very much by
the use OF horse flesh. The price OF beef Is
from 4 TO cents pound, but horse meat
costs only IA cents pound. About 2OOpounds
of meat are used daily and the cost IS only
$3.50. or .21. 90 q week, rs the animals are not
fed on Sunday. The butchers wages and the
cost of delivering the meat at the door OF the
ulcnaoerie are included in this estimate. An
enterpTising contractor supplies the horses
He buys his stock at an east sidc horse market
where worn ont horses nro sold for mere
nothing. He supplies 10 the park twelve
horses a month the prices ranging from t2D
10 "a, according - the condition and weight
vi tho animal The horse Is carefully ex-
AHMED before IL is purchased, so ~ to make
sure that II has no disease that could lnJure
the animals that are gong TO fecd upon IT,
After the examination the horses are led to
tie sheepfold and stabbed there for several
dnys to put them in good condition.
The abbatoir is separated from the
stalls by two heavy iron doors;
1t is clean. stOne-toored room, shut In by
stout brick walls from tho rest Of the build
ing The horse Is placed over largo stone
slab In one corner, then it is d-foldcd, and
the butcher strikes q powerful blow on the
forehead Of the beast This makes him un-
conscious, and in a few seconds his throat is
cut The hide and h0ois are sold. and the
carcass N divided into halves one N which
is hung up for the next days use. Some
times the animals are treated tO lit
tie better Diet than worn out car
horses. Not long ago beautiful and
epiritcd riding mare was injured severely in
the park Id was Kentucky horse and
cost small fortune The owner could not
bear to lose her. and neither did she want her
to suffer in the stable, so she concluded to
send her b. the lion house, but since then
she has never been near the menagerie. and
she now has an unconquerable aversion 10
wild animals.
Tho retail mems furnishing stores have
made the announcement that they will manu.
incture ladies' shifts and undergarments to
orior. A leading man in the trade SAYS. We
have had such q call for summer yachting
shirts and the stiff -bC>omed shirt for summer
service that we have decided TO manufacture
vlp AL, hiatt MI al
with tailor-made starched shirt. they say il
fits better peculiar cranky whim
about women is the fact that they always
want the collars TO their shirts 10 be made
separate from the garment. A great favorite
Is the Norfolk. IL has long, narrow plaits in
front fitting tightly over the shoulders and
the bust. with a loOssness in other part. 10
give comfort 10 the wearcr. IL is designed
for seashore and mountain wear. 10
be worn under an outing or zouave
Jacket, permitting the wearer to
remove the coat during the heat Of the dsy
Tho black silk shirt for ladies' viii be very
popular during the coming s@r-on. The Do
rothy Tenant is Of white China silk with an
eabOrately embroidered front worked in
difterent-colored silks. The front Is laced up
with a gold cord ending in gold tss'els. The
cults are also embroidered. To make this a
yachting shirt gold anchors are put
ON the cuffs and the neck is nm
ished with blue rolling sailor
collar. The full-dress shirt is of very
fine Irish linen. daintiy embroidered down
the middle. 1t IS made Of muslin de chine
and comes in plaided striped and plain de-
SIGNS. The neck Is finished with high roll
ing collar, and white, narrow muslin tie is
10 be worn with it. These shirts can be worn
il summer ballroom.
New and durable cotton trimminos for
chanbreys, zephyrs, ginghams aud Ike fabrics
are iia.-thrcadcd gimps, overlald with woven
feather suching IN cOlors or white that riyes
the pretty aud neat appearance OF similar
stitching done 10y hand. The gay cotton en-
brOiieries are all warranted fast colofsn and
appear IL most attractive patterns. Gimps
from one TO four inches wide are shown en-
tuely OF white with a close background on
which Is lattice design Of silky-looking
white cord crossing IL and FORMING omen
scollops, round and pointed.
Among some pretty spring wraps is one in
iswn-colored corduroy cloth made in Louis
euinze fashion, with Nandyke brown velvet
and iiue gold gimp; and moro wildly. A nale
hehotrGpe cloth woven with biscuit color in
waved lines, this last relieved by bands Of
darker velvet and gold embroidery. while
Ios OF the same are arranged as a yoke
around the collar. A very smart percline
rich enough 70 wear az wedding. yef In cuitc
GOOD taste, Is made as follows: Oldru.e ss,in
seeVes through handsome network OF bIock
cheniue. studded with cut let nail he,dS II
n SIN further decorated with a trinmin, of
5et anu velvet passementorie and delicate p,,o
dant frnges Of jet. ''''-
washing silks. or silk cheyoits. IA they a,o
styled, abound amOng snnroar ,,,,,,,.. -: