New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-27
SI'RA Y NOTES HERE AND THERE

The high hat Is stu the abominatiCn OF the theatre.
Most women will not ANYTHING else and are not
Ia lie educated up TO the point OF taking II OF when
they get inside the house Some men intend 10
adop. IL device that was tried Successfully n. broad.
way theatre the other night by who found lin.
SELF seated far back and his vision obscurcd 10y long
row OF plnnes. ponpons. tufts. velvet fiinge-. plush
cresfs and Other Superhuons plmage. During the
first act he stood IT pretty we'll Int when curtain
went up on the second ne folded mp MS great coat til
II made II mound foot thick. and placing II in lis
chair sat upon H. From that elevation he all
there was OF the play There were some objector> behind
him. two Of them being women with Tie highest high
hats. bnt lie allowed 10 remain unmolestcd.
novel bill Of fare win be enjoyed by :, party OF
wealthy young club men. who training themselves
in The way Of the cpcure. These followers Of sam
Ward think Of nothing inst now but eating. and they
take turns In arranging dinners. one Of them must
have come across The story Of Montague about Geta
the Emperor rs lie is evidently trying Initiate that
eminent gentleman OF whom II is said that he was ac
cnstomed TO have all his dishes served at table ac-
cordng 10 the first letters Of their names as. for eS
ample Pig. pike, pie. pudding. poultry. pork pan
cakes, etc, course, and 50 on through IN" alpha
bet. No one Is expected 10 eat OF every d,i though
all Will be served. The mortality that follows ms
feast will be noted with Interest. question that
now agtates this society Of epcures t. should soup
begin end dinner? The discussion was begun some
time ago by DR.. KOCH the great German who believes
that soup and coffee should change places.
A recent convert TO SplrlinaSm Is q who lost
on the election. lie attended u seance In January
1892. at which only amateurs the mediums OF
communication between the two worlds. and saw
many curious things. lie was sceptc. The familiar
slate trick was tried. poet washed two brand-new
States perfectly clean in the presence Of ALL placed the
tip end OF pencil between them and screwed them to-
gether They then laid on tie head Of a welknovn
writer OF prose II woman who believed. Presently the
writing began, the movement OF the pencil being
plainly heard by all At It's conclusion the states were
taken apart and the message from the occult world
was read. II predicted the nomination Of Cleveland
by the Democrats and OF Harrison by the Republi-
cans; and said that Cleveland would prevail. II was
all done In rhyme. The unbcllever laughed at The
idea. still uncOnvlnced when the nominations wer,
made he bet all that he had on Harrison After the
election lie went OFF to quiet place aud thought. aud
lie Is now confirmed slate-wrlter.
When The elevated roads were nrst built the air
was filled with murmnrs and complaints. People
living In the streets and avenues occupied by them
could not sleep. Bu, after n while they grew ac-
cusomed TO the noise. and the lamentations ceased.
The continuation OF The sound OF rolling wheels Is
no longer heard by the jewellers along the lines OF
road the OF hearing Is dizzied and lnlcd
asleep resident Of Columbns-avc. tells OF n
curious experience. which proves this. 81 have
lived he says. within ten feet OF the elevated
road these three years, nv room being on a level
with the track yet In all that time cannot recall
The night when | could not sleep for the noise.
think never heard the rattle Of the trains. Onc
night swoke form sound sleep aud rs lay there
sense OF uneasiuess ovorcamc me. For long time
the window strangely oppressed. mnNt have stood
there half an hour. suddenly 1t occurred to me that
The trains had stopped running No. "A sound was
TO be heard. looked up and down the truck, aud
not car was in sight. Presently. however train
"ORRs then "a s1PsI and an S m aa "s
papers reported block the road that had lnsted
hour or moIe say t through is, It all then !,
| By silence