The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-04
LIpE TOPICS AMOUR TOWN.

All OF the accidents which are the result Of
the light touch and graceful vngaries OF the
Broadway gripman do not find their way into
the papers By any means. The writer boarded
| q Broadway cable car at the City Hall, going
| up town. about o'clock Saturday afternoon.
and after paying his fare went forward to see
] how much damage had been done to a truck
| which the chr had knocked sidewise at Cham
bers street The hub OF one OF the wheels had
BEEN battered somewhat. but that was
the oaly injury. Everybody settled down
again until the car reached Spring
| street, whore q man was dragged ten
| feet and nearly ground to death under the
| wheels. The passengers were not particular
| ~ disturbed by this. although the scene was
SGSs sSo tnsH one Of
SE and ths 'tee
eripman could catch II with his grip. This Is
make sopnse,lcn Win t%s ss6is The man man
with the long hook was chatting the Rripmsn
he had found il Ho hadn't time; The hook
Ss aceqSpani:d the hoof for sa distance y per.
had e, Ghs picked
end seemed none the worse for his experience.
by this time the gTipman had got hold q the
car struck a hanson at Astor place. There
was truck on the other side OF the hanson,
brakes and a general howl from the drivers al
the gripman. The conductor hazsrded the
thicR and nI the writer left the ssr It was es
tertaining but there was nothing about IL In
yesterdays papers
DR.. Paxton's Interview In THE Sun ysster-
day was talked Of pretty much all over town.
1t was written exactly in the vein OF the Doc
tors utterances during tho past two years
He never made secret OF his attitude In the
Briggs matter. and 1t is we'll known that he
was moved deeply by the entire controversy.
At one time 1t occupied him to such an extent
that his sermons were awaited eagerly by the
Briggs and anti Briggs factions among the
clergy. and In private his talk nearly always
veered around to the Briggs case. He has an
extraordinary amount Of energy. and like
other prominent ciergymen in New York. he
displayed the utmost liberaiity In his manner
parishioners The principal dliiiculty between
DIR. Paxton and few members OF his church,
St Rn Was Of In
rection. and he had been subjected for months
ticnlar pet,y and Calling character. VI Il was Was
this continual goadIng on the part OF a few
drove him TO tho decision to retire completely
from his work.
There does not seem to be any more valid
reason for permitting the danse du ventre"
at the Imperial Music Hall than for prohibit
ing 1t at the Grand Central Palace where .
number Of the Midway Pasance attractions
Rrs on view. The woman who performs the
dance at the Imperial Music Hall is far more
suggestive and bold In her treatment OF the
dance than the woman ofthe Midway Plaisance.
OF the Grand Central Palace show SAID tSas
they expected to Introduce the dance In Lon.
don and Paris this Winter S ana he does nos
and london and that It has long since ceased
scheme and lives wholly upon notoriety.
Not all OF the foreign visitors OF wealth and
refinement who visit the metropolis go to the
big hotels. This is particularly true OF the
Spanish speaking strangers who come to New
York every fall and remain until a few weeks
before Christmas There are a number OF
hrst-elass boarding houses in this city which
are regularly patronized by these people and
the guests OF which are made up OF South
Americans. Mexicans. and residents Of the
West India islands. Many OF them are OF oon-
siderable wealth and social distinction In the
countries from which they come. and they may
often be seen In groups at the principal thea
tres, and at the opera The reason the board
portion Of our Spanish visitors is not because
the lAttor are clAnnish In habit or always unac-
fact that they ind In these places spanish food
prepared in the way they prefer IL and the
meals are served according TO the habits Of
their own people There IL ono weil-known
boarding house In West fourteenth street
where OF tho present time is a Mexican. who IL
tho owner OF valuable opal mine: a several
times millionaire from Merida, igcatHn. and
young artist from Cuba. who exhibited paint
ing OF Unsilerabls merit at tho Worlds Fair
Spanish Is the only language spoken In this
house. The first meal u the day 10 simply
cup OF coffee. At IL o'clock breakfast is
served. which Americans Would call substan-
Hal luncheon, and at o'clOck liberal dinner
Is provided by tho Spanish chef at when the
choicest spanish dishes are served In tha
evening there Il a hubbub OF spanish CONVEX
,RtiOn and interminable games OF nap" and
GcaFt6.'