The sun., 1895-05-02
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a business concern that has Just moved into Pct.r
cooper's old house in Fourth avenue has mado bold
with the patrarch's name ny Incorporating into ,s
own title tho words "pcter Cooper Homestead"
Marshall Jewel came back from Russls, after resl
dencc as Minister at ST. Petersburg bringing with him
the secret OF making Russian leather III said that
the American article falls somewhat short the Rus
sian in certain qualities but Is handsome and ser
vIcenble.
yellow Ned " Is the picturesque name the Chese.
penkc fishermen give the beautiful yellow perch 90
abundant In those waters The fish are peddlcd from
wagons In many parts Of the peninsula. and aston.
ishingly cheap, Rs, Indeed are nearly all food nsh
native to thnt anphibious region
--Shocmnscrs recommend to some persons stoct.
inas with whito feet. Dyes. when subjected to tn,
molsturs OF pcrSpration. are extracted from the
stocking and tend to poison sensitive feet SsHknrs
are made with undyed feet especially for thn con,
vcnience OF those that sutfer from such poisoning
There must be n million pansy blossoms In Hov
York to-day. The Park Department contributes many
thousands; hut the pansy has become vastly popular,
and every club with bit OF ground at Its disposal
maintains pansy bed while hundreds OF hotels
restaurants and private houses make like displays
Some country horses up In Wcstchcs:er county aro
more afraid Of the tally coaches than OF tho trolley
cars The footing OF the horn the rumble and OF
tho great vehicle above all the cracking OF the whip
fi, horses unaccustomcd to II all with terror. Then
too the trolley stop when passing horse is
osiy scared while the tall Tho keeps right with all
its racket
An observant woman notes that Swedish and other
scandinavian maid employ cd in this country
frequently have false teeth. Young frcshlookny
Swedish girls toothless to the service of Amer,
can mistresses have their teeth drawn and
false ones substituted The observer cites half dozen
instances OF the kind in her experience and has
seen few Swedish women with sound teeth.
A number Of saloons, both Zip town and down
town. sell drinks at the rate OF two for quarter,
even when is bought at time. The buyer OF one
drink receives. payment OF 10 cents for It, check
marked "Good for 2M cents" or sometimes simply
"26 cents" with the of the saloon keeper under
meath. when the customer gets another drink hs
turns in the check together with dime in payment
Although rubber horseshoe has been invented
for Icy pavements nothing satisfactory seems
TO have been found for horses compelled 10 travel
upon asphalt 1t Is noticeable that horses
toned asphalt learn the trick OF stepping carefully
learn to walk with stiffenei ankles on !cs. :
Madison avenue on wet morning, however. is pain
full sight for the pedestrian encounters fallen horses
every few blocks.
Parisan. like Ia carte restaurants with asonIsh.
ingy low prices fair service. and clean food
coming more frequent in New York. md threaten 10
take the places of OF the unsavory cheap tables
dh6te Prices arranged that the called rcgr-
lar dinner be made up for each customer for him.
self at from 40 to as cents. according to taste They
favorite places for breakfast luncheon.
table da6te is usually weak those meals especially
the former.
A funeral party in one OF PIttsburgh's suhurbs
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man died at Center Station, on the Allegheny Valley
Railway. and 1t arranged to bury him at Verona,
several miles away. The mourners filled two coaches
on the morning train On their arrival at Verona
they went to the church where the services
held, and then 1t discovered that the corpse had
been left behind at Center Station The undertaken
drove the country for the body funeral
was held several hours after the time originally
for the services.
THAT'S a hand made shoe said the shoe dealer,
oh fvOu an agk hath 10 TO-
hand made should have to say The outer stitch.
ing Of the sole is machine work. but the upper Is
sewed to the insole by hand. That shoe sells for,
o.. and It make about $Io5 II strictly
hand sewcd the journeyman that did the work would
get eo day. 1t is not bad shoe 1t is, hut pre-.
fer strictly hand sewed. That shoe ia sold for
such by several OF my immediate neIghbors" yet
you can tell something like the truth and live i"'
asked the customer We'll. yes" was the reply.
Fifth avenue has q characteristic and agreeable,
aspect on rainy spring days The Washington Arch.
to one looking southwark through the drizzle from
Twelfth street, seems almost embowered In fresh
young greenery. Tho budding foliage OF Madison
square breaks in again Just above Invent street,
and at Fifty ninth the bewilderlng spendors the
Park gladden. the eye. Between these occa-
sional smaller spots OF greenery in front of hotels,
restaurants, clubs, or private dwellings, while tho
stones Of tho street washed clean and the tops
Of vehicles reflect thinly clouded sky that
momentariiy about to break into sunshine.
There is one stage line In the city whose vehicles
familiar by sight to many thousands who have
very definite idea as to where they and that is
the line from West the North
River at the lower end of Riverside Park along
enty-s and across Central Park to East
Seventy second street and Fifth avenue. West
entysecond street. between these two parks is under
tho control Of the Park Department thnt the entire
route is practically Park territory The fare
cents: but eastbound passengers transferred to
the Fifth stages north south. without extra
charge: and passengers by the Fifth avenue stages
for ve cents may get. at Fifth avenue and Seventy
second street. transfer tickets west Excepting the
Second and Fourth avenue cars, running through tho
transverse road from East Eight NTH street West
Eghty-sixth street. these stages the only public
conveyances for ordinary travel across the Park.
They used to q considerable extent by sight
seers but probably more by people living along the
line It. and by people having occasion
the Park errand or another.