The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-28
IN NEW YORK.
Unpatriotic Americans in the Metrop.
olis-Dudes, Mules and Other
Things Of Interest in Gotham.
Especial Correspondence to the News

] MS Is DTtHuhy, Dul II mibuN
as we'll be your own as far as any outward man
! ifeststions are concerned. There is no process
sion, no music, no enthusiastic patriotism,
nothing but few inane flags on public build
| ings. Shame upon the Americanism that fails
! to honor the memory Of the greatest American
| In marked contrast TO this sluggishness will
be st. Patrick's day. Surely we could take a
! valuable object lesson from the devoted sons OF
the emerald isle, who turn out enmasse to
| honor their patron saint with gay procession,
bands of music, fluttering banners and hearts
| full of enthusiasm.
We are still suffering from the effects Of the
great world record beating blizzard. / do not
refer to the deplorable condition OF the streets,
with their miles of snow stacks melting in the
sun, under the administration Of the new anti
Tammany street commissioner, but to the
deadly imprint of the blizzard upon the mar.
ket.
With eggs 40 cts. dozen, oranges
rs cts. dozen, potatoes 80 cts. peck,
apples 90 cts. a peck, cabbage 10 cts.
a head, beets 10 cts. quart, butter
81 cents a pound, lamb chops 80 cents pound,
veal outlets 25 cents, turkey 26 cents, beef
steak 25 cents and everything else in proper
ton, making both ends meet is an arithmetical
responsibility among people with limited in
comes.
THOSE BOTHERsoME BEGGARs.
The suffering among the poor and unem-
ployed is awful, and in consequence there is a
new influx of beggars who accost you at every
turn, besides the usual lame, halt and blind
and professionals who have their pesmancnt
stands on the street corners.
These beggars are most importunate and
fairly dog your steps, sometimes following you
for half square importuning You every
moment 1t is: Help poor old woman and
God bless your soul" or That's pretty lady,
give a man penny to buy a bun" | used to
always give, and accept the blessing, hut one
can get accustomed to anything and now |
can't afford to see, so much want and misery
But l made an exception the other
day with results so exceptional that
il is worthy Of record. A
poor woman, thinly clad, carrying little
child in her arms, stopped me on Third avenue.
She did not beg but asked me to lend her fifty
cents, which is also a very much played-out
ruse to get money. l listened to her story;
She was out of work and her husband without
employment, but he was promised work on
the street cleaning the next day. In the mean
time no coal, no bread, starvation for her child
would help her by lending her fifty cents
until the next week, when she would send il
back. 1t was the same old story but she ap'
pealed to me very strongly, with her poor
little child, scarcely more than baby, that
gave her the money and she in turn took my
address.
had forgotten all about the incident, as ],
of course never never expected to hear from
her again, when yesterday morning in our
mail box found a letter directed to my ad.
dress III led pencil and inside was my fifty
cents and these words: I'VE are not hungry
now God bless you"
THAT THEATRE HAT.
The bill prohibiting the wearing OF large
hats at places of amusement, which has just
been defeated in the New York legislature, has
created quite a STIR and is discussed OH the
street. in clubs, hotel corridors, and at teas and
all social functions.
Although the bill is lost, still its introduction
and the subsequent discussion has had most
wholesome effect. Women fear ridicule, and
/ in consequence the large hat at the theatre is
so much the exception that the wearer is sub
ected to all sorts of unkind criticism, and even
insult.
| At Madam Sous Gene, which is the most
successful play on the boards, and one Of the
results of the NapoleOnic craze, only counted
| two large hats in the audience. Unfortunately
both hats were in front Of me.
/ The women Immediately in front was the
object of ridicule by party of men in the
same row, and their remarks were
pointedly insulting, but the woman sat undis-
turbed, and apparently unconscious that she
was the butt of their remarks.
felt sorry for her, and felt / would be do
! ing her a kindness TO speak. leaned forward
and explained in few words that she was the
object of the most unkind criticism, and sug.
gested that she remove her hat.
She repaid my really intentional kindness
| with whitening glance and replied: Ger
tainly will not, besides the woman in front
of me wears larger hat than mine"
Perhaps she would remove her hat if you
asked her." continued.
well certainly would not be impolite
enough TO make the request" was her reply
with another annihilating look,
A friend tells me of q conversation with a
man who went to the theater the other night
What did you seeP' he was asked.
He replied: 80, / saw three black plumes
bow Ofmaroon velvet, piece of white lace,
bunch of viOlets and an area of black felt and
Once-once saw the edge of a sofa"
The next annoyance after the woman with
the big hat, is the man who goes out between
acts. He steps on your toes, rumples yOui
gown, knocks down your opera glasses and
program, and surrounds himself with an at
mOsphere of tobacco and cloves, very disagree
able in close theatre.
THE STAR sPASGLED BANNER,
One of the customs in the majority
of New York theatres is for thu
orchestra 10 play the Star Spangled Banner
when the curtain rings down in the last act
The idea is borrowed from the English whC
always play God Save the Queen at the clos,
of performance and ! must say / like the
custom and wish il might be universally
adopted in America. Why will not the GranC
Army orchestra introduce the custom at tn,
Grand2
HERE Is THE LATEST.
Ultra fashionable young men, who ever seel
for novel diversion as a new sensation, hav
discarded their beautiful Kentucky thorough
bred saddle horses, and are riding mules.
had heard of this fad, but / was incredulOus
until the report was cOrroborated by my owl
eyes in Central Park
The mules were beautifully gTOomed ant
the finest specimens of their kind, but witha
the spectacle was decidedly amusing.
i also saw double sleigh of the latest styl
and finest workmanship, with the smartes
fittings and most scrupulOusly dressed footmal
and coachman, drawn by pair of superb
large brown mules, This was unique and AT
tracted the attention of passers by and the ridi
cule of the Omnipresent small boy.
IT'S TINE FOR POETS now.
There are many evidences of spring in tn
displays in shop windows. There are daint.
wash fabrics and summer silks and sprin
hata ,nA Of fhn