New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-15
STRAY NOTES HERE AND THERE

| A British tar. not bad.lookng fellow, but n
little the worse for drinking. stopped New-iorkcr
; in Twenty third-st. and asked him In voice which
| had a fine roll "Whcres the BObroyl!'
| Where's the WHAT asked the New-Yorker
| willing TO aid the Queens sailor II he could.
Tho Bobroyl,, he answered, trying to dlslont
| his words. but failing utterly.
The New Yorker hadn't the slightest idea where
| the Bob ROYAL was but by dnt OF questioning and
| persuasion he managed to learn what locality was
wanted 1t was the Bowcry.
There isn't any street In the world better known
to the sailor than the Bowery. Drop into any port
| Europe, Asia, South America and say Bowcry' to
| a seafarlng nan and he wants to know more about
| you. Even II he has been in the Bowcry, he
knows lot about it, and knows that he would like
to get there A naval officer tells this story.
One night in driving gale when 1t was toss OF +,
COPPER Or hoyr into csppe Where there was
hope for her, one Of the sailors came up to him
Ger Then he said in horror strickcn voice: a. Mr.
x. this IS an awful long way from the Bowery,
isn't iti'
There IS more In naval habits than might
suppose. Two petty officers Of one OF the cruisers
were going up the elevated train about A a. m.
They were both sleepy, but were afraid II they
slumbered that they would be carried past their
station. Finally Of them said wen match
to see who sleeps and who stands watch They
cross-seat ' fell into ao1e INC Upright
all the way. as solemn as an OWL MS eyes Widc open,
MS Hgnfe erect, stiHulHB WdtCu vi tiLc CRUISER
Manhattan.
Some men who saw young woman hurrying
along street holding handkerchief over her new
spring bonnet to shield It from few drops OF rain
laughed some one rcmarhing that nothing
dear TO woman's heart than her new bonnet.
:" Hold up said another, an elderly man. "you
needn't laugh at that woman. / think she's n very
sensible woman she deserves great deal Of credit
for trying to spare the checl-book of her husband
or fa Their frcsh bnnnpt ATTACKS She Is
a sensible, conscientious. praiseworthy young woman
to 20 SSa sS he Ss a@S
when dld you become so enthusiastic about sensible
great solemny and earnesness. II buy spring bon.
nets for a wife and seven daughters
In the end the City Club may possibly beat into
the head of the Mayor slight measure OF re-
spect for public sentiment 1t must not hope to
complish too much ut once. or course Commits
sioncr Brennan cannot go Just yet. There Is
other place for him at this partio time. Tam
many takes Of its Dy and by there may
be vacant judgslip.
How would 1t do TO adopt few Partisan ideas
on street cleaning! or course the conditions
vastly different. but much could L. learned from the
FrcnChTen, who have the cleancst city In the world
The Partisan housewife rarely hides her fine furniture
and carpets under linen cloths TO keep the dust
from running them. There Is little dust In Paris.
Why! Because there Is little mud. Tho boulevards
and streets washed often NJ they are swept.
New York has plenty Of water now. Why not Use
n little on the streets The Partisan gencwoman
wears her satin SLIPPERS in the street when she
goes walking Here the women wear leather shoes,
and sometimes rubbcrs.
The Parlsians do not wash ever, thing into the
sewers rs many persons imagine Great wagons tax,
away all the refuse that can he gathered by shovel
and broom. then the hose Is turned and the small
PARTICLES are sent into the sewers. Some Of the
streets orc almost free from dust and trash many
American parlors. min could well nigh eat his
dinner of The pavement OF the Rue dc Iiv0li.
American enterprise Illustrated TO party OF
English naval officers the morning after the fire ut
the old armory Pausng Ia View the ruins they
were astonshed to the burned and blnckcned
walls literally covered with play bills of every de-
! scription. Even the iron columns Of tiio second
story were decorated by the ubiquitous bill poster,
long before the last fire engine had Withdrawn rs
stream Everybody stopped to see the r'ins. and all
saw the advertisements
An Amstt rdam banker has been In this country
for three months the purpose OF Investing 5000
600 I'm a certain enterprise lie Is satisfied with
the prospects but will return to Amsterdam next
week without having purchased dollars worth
NJ s,oc; The condition OF affairs In Wall street
frightened him. When things become settled he
NAV return ills friends at home have more money
than they know what 10 90 "'h' Du' ucs VIII INV
risk II Just now.
There ourbt TO be- something very refining about
flower SHOW and. rs matter Of fact. there Is. for
Il appeals 10 the best senses OF man ri woman
IL is combination OF beauty, sweetness aud purity.
coud there be anything BETTER when the average
citizen goes to horse show he feels proud OF the
horses When he sees the dog show he feels proud
OF the dogs When he spends nm evening among
feels thmt he has associated with something In nature
much better and higher than himself. We cannot
have too many Hover shows.