The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-21
STNRE4MS.

Among the many uses to which ceiluloid is now
put is the making of jewellers ring trays ring tray
OF white velvet lasts ordinarily but single season,
carefully 1t may be handled It is get soiled.
celiuiod tray be cleaned and Il lasts for year,;
there are thousands OF them in use.
One of the oddities Of Sixth avenue Is a wig and
hair shop, where the goods exhibited blond
frzzes and soden.red switches of other such shops
but knotty bits OF blond wool. kinky false fronts,
long wavy raven locks. and the like. The shop
tended especially for coored folks OF all shades and
OF course II provides only what is appropriate 10 tho
race.
As an instance OF the irresistible power OF the
press Is worthy OF record that since THE sUs said
the 2d az this month that the doors OF the lockers
In the whitlOck chicken roost at Creedmoor httcd
badly and that the pump generally broken both
OF these evils have been remedied The locker
open, the pump pumps real water. II Is hoped
that the coop may grow.
Latin seems TO have been the favorite language
with the that decided what should the notices
upon the coats Of arms OF the States Elaborate Latin
notices commoner West than East. Maine is the
only State to have for its motto single Latin word
and Maryland is the only one having an Italian motto,
the famous "Fatti maschi, parole fenline' Deeds
masculine, words are feminine.
1t Is mistake to suppose that the Adirondack
hunter seeks nearly inaccessible wilds. Hunting
camps up within two three miles Of fashion
able hotels, and permanent campers sometimes come
the hunters in rough camp with the stil warm
Of slain deer In their possession and In the
bounding season the noise ~ rife shots the
Of the permanent camper every hour OF the day.
Commercial embroidery OF all sorts hereabouts 10
largely In the hands Of enchspeaking persons some
OF them being the Swiss now ON strike. American
girls learning the trade in OF Its branches
Bullion embroidery Is pretty art prsctsed still in
small shops, where French or German woman EN-
ploys half dozen girls. OF the embroIderers do
their work AT home but the art is usually learned In
shops or factories
One here and there at summer resorts well.
dressed young men with delicate hands and the OF
knowing what comfort Is, who from one or an
other Methodist theological seminary and conduct
service In some hotel parlor Sunday The striking
thing about these young those that know the
history OF Methodism Is the contrast between their
ease, outward grace, and air OF worldly knowledge
and the rugged painness OF the old,time Methodist
licentiate or lay preacher.
Some libraries In New York close for repairs Not
30 the Columbia Library. when Il recently became
necessary 10 add new bookcases and Acoves To tho
library the workmen went ahead with the library in
full public The noise hit dstrActing eSpe.
cialy with the aid Of the screaming tnotng and hiss
ing that came IN at the windows from the railway
yard hard by, but users Of the library took H phio-
sophicay, and found the attention all that any
reasonable creature could ask.
There are some remarkable echoes In the wood en-.
clrcled Adirondack lakes. A single WhoOp will he
tossed about dozen times from hit OF woodland
edgng the lake. and when the last echo seems to
have died some more distant woodland will sud-
denly take up the call with Increased IOudness and
The nearer echoes seem To b- nlled with the ineI-
pressibc freshness Of the woodland, and n harI
believe that the sound Is mere airy mimirry Of the
human voice
Albany beet" Is the euphuism on the shores ~
the Delaware for sturgeon meat DOUBTLESS the term
goes back to a time when the Hudson sturgeon hsh.
eries were really important, The cut into long.
thick chunks ana kept In cold storage was recently
an important article Of commerce few miles above
the head Of Delaware Ray, hut tho sturgeon Asher
the Delaware, as elsewhere the Atlantic coast have
greatly fallen on In importance. The sturgeon tia
hated enemy of the shad fishermen, a. he DESTROYS
their light nets.
Levi r. Morton was recently one Of several owurrs
OF large areas 81 land upon the upper end ~ Nauna
tan Island the land was bought wears aIn a. com
paratlVely low rates. aud Wa expected e. Increase
rapidly In value its Increase has hesH great,
rapid than expected, owing to the long drly IN
the coming ~ rapid transit Ca that region. Even yet
much OF the area In question Is rural than most
parts Of the annexed district Nr Morton after long
waiting began 60 sell on his hpdinss several y,srs
ago, and new set Of owners i holding tie
land for the long expected boom.
The FIRST rain after tar drought had an unc xpsrfFi
but none the loss natural result Ten weeks 81 clear
weather had dried all the wooden parts c.ss house,
and the sudden rain aud dHnpusss seemed C. rud
plenty OF room for lnaigmcnt As a result an no
doors and the drawers swelci and stuck Tighter tEEn
a Wanamaker stamp. Many OF the pcans ~ praise
called forth by the coming Of The rHin were Chani
10 Impressions doors aud drawer. thur u y-y a.
actness, refused positively opru 10 the 'ls 20
Tied men. and much hasty csTpentrrtng WIh ,r.-el
aud plane done. which tine ~ uld have oD iavd
Nd tins essn AllOusa