The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
LIVE roPIos ABOUT roWN.

n bnuhil ptoA uollhT mas Doon
Sighting for existence down on Beaver street
for che last seven or eight years, and It's pro
prietor has come to the conclusion that In the
Dusy rush of that part OF town he has not Jared
as well rs the saloons, and That IL will be econ
omy for him to close ont. He gave vent 10 his
resentment against the saloons not long ago In
an advertisement that readi ''The fact that a
ESQ. 900 vol. book store cannot live where 400
liquor ,aloons thrive is q disgrace to the i'm
perial city of New York" In reply to the
question OF a curious man who wanted TO know
the meaning Of this advertisement, the book
seller said;
VI have had the only book store in this part
Of town for tho last seven years. There has
been no competition. Around me are 400 So
looms. and every one Of them is coming money.
l have had In stock one of the largest colleo-
tions Of books in New York, and l haven't
made enough to buy two meals n day. Now
what do you think OF thntr Here am In this big
city, and In tho part Of H. where tao brains are
busiest every day, and yet / can sell very few
books. NV customers are not, as nne minht
suppose. tho brokers and lawyers down In this
part of town. They are the sailor men who
It is quite. probable that this bookseller
selected the least desirable place in the city
fSnt = t hook n s'STs; sS OF Il .ai Is mot i sSa%liy pTG a, sIi
with his business, One of the oldest book
shops in New York. a place whore secondhand
" bblus nhN W HlhuN DthTo lH'lNtu Oh
Park row between the bridge and Chatham
square. and its neiRhbors have been for the
p mqit pf hn, f sssS0 due G to t PSw faet ts,t tbs sf l. a
than in any other street IN New York; 1t isa
GLASS that rstires every night to a gents
lodging house." and It is the observation Of
are great. readers. They also patronizo the
saloons. In books their taste runs to paper
covered novels, which may be purchased for
iva NAnfa aAgnnI hand and y Nnrnat ha-
fined as exciting. This oil book shop keeps o
collection that represents. English fiction very
fairly, and IL has thrived among tho saloons
for so many years that 1t Is now u landmark.
The present fad for walstcoats and neckwear
that shout was noticeable during the carly
fall Mt the race tracks, AMI later at the Horse
Show. aud even now 1t may be observed on
Broadway and Fifth avenue when the weather
permits the wearer to promenade with his
coat unbuttoned. Such a burst Of color in
mems clothes hasn't been seen In this town for
years. and from London comes word that It Is
all right. A Franco mar of fashion
who has speut much OF his time in this city
for several years appeared a few weeks ago
wasn't a mile, inofensive. garnet. but a bright
obtrusive crimson. and his scarf was just as
qScsp sFseH. but th his e1ampio ns SS BEEN mH foilo SR &
by many young men. Voluminous green and
rod neckt,es are hostel above waistcoats
NAV hhhhc LhC ulcpphiSbiSNsSA ohN'A ~
These waistcoats are sometimes in solid col
ors, but more frequently in loud checks.
A New Yorker Who has been Interested in
legislation at Albany for several years built a
house two years ago In Exclusive Park. New
Jereey. and he has boon telling his experiences
ever since.
Life In 4 small subj 'oan place Ia not like
life In New York; he says. For instance, no
ono may buy property and build a house In
Exclusive Park until his plans have been in
epected and passes. His house must cost n
certain amount at the lowest. and after he has
built he finds that the social life o; the place
il led by the Oldest resident or by the woman
who has the largest family or the most eIpen-
social lender OF Exclusive Park, you under
stand. hut tome o. her housshc!d arrange.
hou, ohoid economy for every other woman in
the park. | found this out last summer. l
hind been up at Albany. and when returned
to a good rest. Soon after 1 closed my eyes .
fore | was fully awake a cloud of these pests
had settled all oyer me; 1t was maddening.
a Sl. ! sus IN our to m nas SiaaG ssrs to SEQ i f. ,h %y s "as
prise the screens themselves were gone. | awoke
my wife and snid:
screens are nll gomez
Yes, certainly. l do she answered. I
nag Amen: .HT"t 's scor,i p" Why yt dia. you do that in The
middle OF August. and in New Jerseyl'
WHY. how foolish you arc, she answered.
1t Is time for them to be taken down. Do you
want to be the laughing stock of the parki
Mrs. Social. Leader took her screens
down t-h-r-e Q days ago.
That proposition was not debatable under
the, rules OF Exclusive Park. and | went back
and fought mosquitoes
Some years ago It was discovered that dead
walls and roofs In this city had n value that
the tax assessors didn't take INTO cCnsidera-
ton. and tho discovery developed a set OF men
who made II their business to secure options on
nil desirable spots and hold them for a rise in
tho market. The dead walls and roofs we're
in demand for lithorraphIc advertisements
ranging from DR.. Curcsll's pills TO the latest
melodrama. There ara scores of brokers now
who deal exclusively In dead walls and adver-
Using spaces. and some OF them have grown
wealthy In the business. They keep a sharp
lookout for all improvements in old buildinRs
or plans OF a now building that give promise Of
q dead wall. or of a temporary. wooden fence
III T pnSter bbu uTs tSS ad vartisins riRhts ON ,; these
places. and then he rents them out again at
from 200 TO 500 per cent. profit to the theatre
may be. For instance. a manager OF a theatre
not long ago paid a bill poster SIPS u month
i 9Peu 1a' a f bir bui lS aGt that was ST being S1 const lsnse
ed In tho Tenderloln district. A bill poster
who has grown old IN the business said not
long ago that there wasn't an available dead
wall In New York that wasn't controlled by
bill posters. Some Of these energetic adver-
Users send agents all over tho city at inter
dodgers'that are known as "snipes." When
dead wall advertising was less common than
II is now. the theatrical managers valued 1t
more highly. Their Autographs could 10 read
at q glance. and they were not sqrrou1ded by
photographic of rival mnnAl ers, The displays
on tho bill boards and dead walls are now So
numerous that they ar" confusing. and tho
mhnaGers and tho bill posters have very near
~ come to an open rupture.
When Iii Hung Chang came to New York
his most persistent sallcrs were men who
wanted 10 sell him things that ranged from
American jewelry TO American ships. warrant
ed not to leak and bullet proof. The Vicoroy
looked at samples, very much as he had looked