New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-16
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.


some women may be seen I'm the nelghborhood OF CiS
Hall Park mt the close OF business hours than IN any
other part of this country. IL the busy man "no
hurryng home from his office will take the time to look
around him about O'Clock any evening lie VIII coes'
that handsome women are all around him. And IN tine
spring. when new gowns rlvalllng the brightness
and freshness OF fine day, the scene Is wen worth
looking at. II stocks and cOuntingrooms have not
driven all sentiment from a man: The great mass
OF young women To be seen downtown 81 'n'
time OF day earn their own lvlngs. they dress WIN
good TASTE and as pleasing TO ones eye hs any
women in the world II one may judge by appai-
ances they are not ashamed that they work for their
bread They carry their heads well up; their snon
ders are thrown back. and they walk with frinness s
vigor speaking OF this the other DAY y 'i s
no other reason than this II is only In this country
that such women can be found
nDld Won ever notice the different atmosphere In q
theatre at matinee from that Of an evening per-
formance 2, asked the theatre-goer. 81 don't Know
whether II IS because one knows that II IS oa'hsh'
outside or because one feels that here women are so
strongly in the majority But there Is hush aDou'
the house which one does not ma at hgh'' i"o
brlancy and shirt always seem 10 me to be lacking
People do not laugh freely as they DO at mgit.
The applause is more subdued, as II one essentai
feature of a matinee were calm. When the footnghts
shine most fully they seem to be yellow and nie i
after the brilliant flames Of the theatre at evening
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1t has soothing effect on me. Bnt "oincn HA'
matinees. There Is no gainsaying tha'
at IS never safe to count on cut and dried legisia
ton in this country said lawmaker. Il remember
once going to my State Legislature, feeling aosoiu'e
certain that measure was to be stuncd oo"h our
threats. Every ono seemed to be against u.s. bu'
half dozen Of us took Oft coats and went 10 "orh
to sec what we could do We fought every incn VI
the way tooth and nail, during the whole session.
orr opponents Weakened up and gave us goou nSn'1
but In the very last hours Of the session We louu %
we had just won by the narrowest KIM Vi ii" ei''
A suburban resident was tes.ing his listeners now
short time 1t took him to reach his ofice near Oy
Hall Park from his home in NewJerSey. "Wheh my
train Is on ume' he added, and catch my boat
on the other side Just it is about to start for New
York, and westst. is not completely blocked can
reach my Office from my station In exactly twenty
seven minutes, I have timed myself Then some
asked How often have you had an ,ne1e
cumstances in your favOr7" The SUBURBAN resiueiit
face fell "Once," he answered with siekiy sh'ie'
How will the public receive the negge' shirt this
summer7 Two years ago IL was taken up with civihty'
Last summer its was legion and it was seen III
all styles and fashions all manner OF materia ana III
all coiors. It's popularity was unquesdoned' Men
found, or pretended that they had found, Just tne
thing for bsterng days when life Is only worth mvhng
i'm the shade. This season may determine "hstIel
the outing" shirt has come to stay VIII IL NC ur0o
times and 0utl
"Do YOU see that beautiful patch Of greeni" said one
Of the gardeners in City Hall Park. "Wen IL cams
out in thirtysix hours. That is the way grass uoeS
in the spring You watch it and watch IL ior
days and apparently there Is no Improvement bu'
IL you get your knees and gently remove the
earth from around bit of it you will see that the
roots are fresh and vigorous. They are only holuins
back their life and strength until the proper time comes
to share them with the spears of the grass 1t was
inst that way with this plot 1t struggled along for
dav hen q
noon the next day the grass began TO snow alspo
slOn to have a. color d me sun newt w Ssv y9 could
almost see the dark green spreading over the patc,
rapid was the change It's as fine Pa Of # s h
season of the year and before another week 1t VIII
be like smooth velvet carpet
@There is going to be beautiful fight in Europe
before long," said the who is interested in foreign
questions. "And Russia Is likely to begin the dance
whenever she feels that she is in good condition Tor
a long whirl Isn't it funny to hear these Emperors
preaching about peace and assuring their good sub
jects that all Europe Is happy family playing In
nocenty in the nursery. Why is Russia straining
every nerve to make herself superior 10 any haton
at the hand Of the strong is against her and yet
She Is creeping steadily toward India The RgsSfaR
the people he is looking for there viii be some very
vigorous huggng before he lets go and some valu-
able bones will get crushed"
Justice sometimes works in mysterious and wonder
ful WAYS party OF flencnineH WeHb ONor 10 oVato"
Island recently and man fired a gun. constable
promptly arrested the whole party, who were taken
before police justice. After hearing the story the
Justice in an imported brogue, fined every one IN
tho marty SO so. "But," said the man who had fired
the shot, these men have done nothing. was the
only man who fired" The justice looked at him
severely "There is four of yer" he said. NOW We
kin each pay 81 so, or you kin pay TIN dollars lHey
each paid the 80 So newspaper man nearing
about the troubles Of the Frenchmen went 70 see
the Justice. "Why did you fine the three men VINO
aid not shoot N he asked. "They intended TO shoot
answered the Justice, with judicial shake Of his
head. And BESIDES" he added, drawing himself up
they was Dagos, and in times OF international
troubles with the Dagos one cannot be TOO caretui Vi
our country's dignity"
An Irishman who felt keenly the afront that Italy
had offered expressed himself in this peaceim way
"The boOdthirsty villains. If had my say Would
nut them all on mud scows tow them out 70 sea
and have the White Squadron blow them INTO the
clouds. They're a bloodthirsty naOn they arc anu
thev ought all TO be killed" But he was man VINO
loved peace and order, and advocated these gentie
methods Of dealing with the question:
It's dollars to cents, is often said, that mosquito
afflicted Jersey will have a terrible time this summer.
There were few mosquitoes in NewJersey last season.
and no one who has had any experience win new
Jersey MOSQUITOES will doubt for a moment that the
nests will begin early and work naru 70 Hlihe up lor
the time that they lost last year Inls may prove
q profitable year for dealers H. moeq"oo no'S @Au
screens.
AMERICAN BEEF ON MR.. IHELPSS Table.