The sun., 1891-03-27
WHAT WE IRE All TALKING 1BoUr.

One o! tho peculiari,ies Of New York Ia tho
number OF well groomcd old mon. In thu
West and in many o.hor Eastern cities tho
old men scem to get careless about dress about
heir bear, 8; @ about ths iSSnSth Sn o, Their hair.
nnd cid s Who Essp in 'hsq psp
Broadway and nth avenue this + pNlt cnlar.
man m never S grows Old. but roma ms yeSnr oiR iR
comp'exion and dress even though the hair OF
White. VII ."N '''N u '' s '' ''"'' ~
1t is not necessary to so $500 miles to get A
Mark Twain collection OF Overwhelmingly long
German words Tho German press o New
York offers all the advantages in tho world.
Hero are three illustrations taken recently
from tho columns OF local German dalies:
Etaatseison balm " tsicherun gsamt insurance
Office OF State railways; tenementhuusbrand-
katastrorho tdisastrouS tenement house Nrel;
uplerstntzung.verein tDeneit Association Of
Nealolitan Bagpipe Players.
A policeman Mt tho Brooklyn end OF the big
bridge kecrs his pockets full Of matches for
the accommodation OF smokers. He dis.
tributes his favors. however. with keen dis.
crinlinatIon. A man with an nnlichted
cGarotto is rebnirsd BY him with gruir no.
Ipedestr.an with an usiiehtcd pipe ;I. gets
mattel matches % Il lie wishes SeSi them. "A0 A"'' 00A'n
In tho talk aroused by recent paragraph
about Long Branch In this column there is
evident a bolief that the storm which has Bit
ten out great mouthfpls OF the hlntf ia not half
islate In favor OF betting Mt the races. The
hlutf and the betting we're all that the branch
iiys on i ,Su 6ut b ths betting was what brought
Canada is proud OF new literary scion. He
Ia lfo Nal
years ago he gathered up the lyrics OF French
Canada and put them into English with all
sIorlesS WITH such sklll ss to @ be M praised by
Reas Sass RESULT his dsvns Into 10 rsS on:
fstry Offices, attics and cellars, he Will soon
We'll % about the ia5tants be cause he likes tbsms
Y quality that the average Briton totally lacks.
Thomas j. Murrey's visits to the New York
Yacht Club with his chafne dish in his hand
and pot OF good edible ideas in his hoad.
have resulted IN an interior CIRCLE called tho
the New FORK ChailnR Dish Club. Of which hs
1s President. i is amazing to to thH average rage
chafng Enn dish. # is as productive as French
range and OF a moro exquisite and delicate lot
Of dishes.
Tho giving out Of billboard tickets 10 the
BARRIERS By theatre managers is attended with
amazing eonssauepces. Il didn't see Tho
SInnmsns a. broetors. DSd % vos puliy. aa Rs1
s P asr sss HRs ss.s Ss.s to 500
If you wish to SEQ babies. 20 to yifty-ninth
street and Third avenue on any hne day. Thers
is no place like 1t for babies on this island II
az nsB, Sssa Sss 1s
four. They trail along behind tho women. they
are packed in sineIe baby carriages: tNin bs9i
In toy e1press Wagons or tie baSss ones ssd
or carry still smaller ones.
One Of the queer things in Wooster street 10
the signiof maker ofsabots. or wooden Shoes
such as are worn In France. Belgium. and
Holland. Being interviewed. tho sabot maker
.rd that ne t the turning ont
work in cream factories and dyers' cellars
person Der % met was an old Frenchmsn clatterlns
along the pavement With pair OF sabots on
ills pretty widely known that the nsme Bow.
cry" Is an inheritance from tho early Dutch
mon OF this island. but how many persons sus.
pect Dutch origin for "Grameroy Psrk"p II
set hGd % q d sd R9uEh Hs srss q E:
tween Thr4 and FSush a4d TMsn
of sssed g. hs
Zee" or crooked sea. and the pretty modern
Snss snooats oa bse6
ragged and ill-shod tramp entered down.
town shoe shop tho other day and respectfully
asked for pair Of secondhand shoes. Ger
tainly." said the, attendant handing him .
satSms GOOD s HHss 'Ssf Of ss
a 1T. and at the tramp's request they were
neatly wrapped up. He went out, leaving bis
thanks behind, having been waited upon as at
tentively a. II he had come to purchase the
best pair Of shoes In the shop. Do you do
that often 7" asked q customer. "Whspevsr
we can" was the reply. It costs us nothing
and there's no doubt that that poor devil was
IN need"
Odd little outline maps Of New York. color
less save for irregularly distributed little rcd
and blue dots. are Issued every week BY the
localities i Where zymotie diseases exist. and a.
most Invariably they follow the limos Of the
old water that Hsed to thEsad shss bs
soil gave place to- brick and oobbles Wise
persons still consult the maps that show those
old water courses before deciding upon place
OF residence In Now York.