The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-25
I've TOPICS AROUr TOWN

Portable to sit in an easy chair and rest ones
foot upon firm support than it was to lean up
against the side Of n building and try to hold
stroke OF the brush
When get rich,' said n business man,
am sonS TO give away II lot Of churches.
but shall not give anybody n church unles,
they will agree to keepi open on week days
as well as Sundays There has been In recent
years an Increase in ;ho number Of Protestant
churches Kept upcn through tho week. but
wouii IKE To 500 moro OF thom. l imagine
generally kent upcn is the expense attending
II, ana d"uh,lc~s many persons think that
Line IN churches on week days, II seems To- me
that the EXPENSE SHOULD not stand In the way,
OF those who would avail thcmsrl,Is O. sun
opportunity for rest nnd mudtuti".. il yrnatei
hase ns is sy eniers so dr IN S Sn%w that
week day without ilndu. somebody there
Ishonld like not only TO have moro Of. the
them then , orsn, i t1r longer ngti"a each day:
all night. It is easy e SEQ that there might be-
many objections to this: stall, would Iike 10
see churches whose doors would 10 always
open to every wayiarcr.'
Among recent visitors to New York were the
blind yacht designer John licrrcshor and his
unmarried daughter During their stay here he
was often seen around the city accompanied
by tho fair-halrod young girl. She WAS his
constant guide. and led him through the
crowded streets with prnctiscd skiltuncss.
Through her eyes ho saw tho life OF the city.
AS they walked along together she described
with the facility OF long experience everything
OF interest that went On about them. Is
IN one Of i" hs MS taamsh H" Scc w" en-
bowling Green she deScrihetto him the model
d %Gs ar mi y ws to s ma1Fs!
steamer. and he was anxious to learn tho To-
cation Of hcr slntcr"om aud the plan OF the
with the cxactncss Of an expert II have
been SO much with my father" said AIlss
about boats. and We talk much about them
when together So can describe thom In
terms that seem technical to an amateur"
Yuccas are now blooming In Central Park.
and they mako u flne show along the western
drive not far from the Seventy Sc ,ond street
entrance. Although tropical-looking plants.
they resist early frosts. and tho flowers for a
week past have hecn making {. lne show The
plunt with its sharp. sword ike leaves. each
ending in nccdl" point. il highly DECORATIVE
IT'S e M"s arnsH '' coruss 1T i r ks
small banana. is cooked and eat on. ard its root
yields an excellent substitute for soap Tho
blossom is spike made UP Of many large.
white bells.
An uncommonly striking ornament now on
exhibition in the window OF famous jeweler
The tnsk six feet long. Is one OF the finest and
straightest ever brought to this country. and
It was. valued before mounting Mt $3.50. A
deal OF time and expense have been nlacsd
whole design is thoroughly East Indian. The
tusk its elf has only been polished. SO that its
MARKS Of hs HoHse eHsa
which it came have not been removed.
Henry George is now seen occasionally ut the
fAu climbs RI rvb irh ha bo hnyip AM I'D
and placed in the hands OF tho printer a work
which has occupied him for some time past
The forthcoming book is an attack upon Her.
bertSpencer's famous recantation OF his equal
famous Is. utternnce upon the lan4 question 10
the expounder OF the synthetic philosophy not
only OF inaeonratGs reasoning bnt 81 disngen..
second only to " Progress and Poverty"
One OF the things that take from the charm
OF New York on n stormy day is the absence
OF flags upon business buildings Flags and
banners nre coming moro and more into use
for business, PURPOSES. and tho air 10 now
fairly Pe9plssd with the them unon bright and not
flag OF size suitable to be displayed upon .
Lvss s sS Sne ana wssthep
such as is likely TO hasten its destruction.
The question whether member should BE-
|
chairs aEitated q semi poltical club OF this
! town until the House Committee passed rule
forbidding such indulgence. servant, how
ever. brought about the practical repeal OF tho
| law by Interpreting it too literally. A distin-
| recognize showed signs of drowsiness in tho
drawing room one day. and tho Jealous en-
boz. seemed sound asleep rudcly shook him
and announced the rule. The result was a
| vigorous protest to the House committee.
| n IN
Dor had laid u trap for the too faithful servant
1t might be supposed that children would
| make up almost the entire number OF those
who patronize the penny-in.the- slot machines
which yield chocolate. candy. or chewing gum.
| but those who have occasion frequently to
| visit places where these machines are found.
as. for instance, ferry houses. know that they
| these. comparat lively few are women. but it Is
oo to ses ss th aro ns or
candy with every indication OF enjoyment
| boards in this town. u. T. Lee IL a plumber.
| William T. Gladstone deals in gases. John
| Milton is an engineer. Ben Johnson is driver:
| and George Washington is var ously employed
as carpenter. porter. clerk. AMI waiter.
When clubs were FIRST established in NewYork
thoy followed closely the English. and acted
upon the EnSlish theory that club Is place
| In which man goes when he wishes to be
alone. Clubs more recently formed. however.
| have relaxed the stringent rule forbidding tho
| admission TO the club house Of residents not
| belonging to the rlun aud now many New York
| clubs ara practically free to any one who
| comes in company with n member Even those
| clubs which theoretically restrict visitors to
| the reception room or the private dining room
| seldom enforce the restriction aud one new
| club which started out with such II rui. mas
| already notified it 30 that any vnrt 81 tho
| house may hr shown to n visitor, ihnligh u" -
| eyDect ed 10 be con tent with n simple ihsron-
M ~
| and tho dluin- room.
| There are few hisier m"n in New YORK IMAM
the pastor u large rlHfth' hi> engage
n,a,,s ,ooi,r,. w.ll A. rr,lc-ilS'l,al. are COM
| ,,,,I,. ,,ro..ir., nut tEruuulhcr Of his callers
nnrrt,W n'I = yrry ,ai.o. IN" busiest clergy
| ran nuI II iu"o~-ary :" "ulI""y private secre-
, 'a XII tI IIlkr usr uf E'enographer in
| n,nr.',v."irr nnuy CORES puUlcnis. Pastors are
nertIlitllT 'esrt ~ "fhnkI, whether OF their
! NV, iiCrN or from tho outside world.