Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-04
GOSSIP Os GOTHAM.


rSew York. April 1.-the First vienns
Window Cleaning Company has huns
out It's announcement "a 81. Marks place
There's u good deal In q name here, nc
matter how rldiculous II may seem q
sightseeing strangers.
A Nassau street fakir Is announcing hiI
wares az follows these dayai THE most
raey book ever published IN New Yora
dong pause hore) for cents" OF c3urse
the Wicked purchasers are eunkoed'
Several OF the leading exchanges have
decided TO remain closed on Good Friday
So Il Is that tho lambs will he allswed q
rest peacefully ono day more th.n cue
touiafy. There VIII be enough shcarina
ever, to mako up for the time lost on thS
preceding day.
The biggeat crowd on broadway today
was gathered at the Worth monument
whore a gray-haired, strong-feaiured wo-
man stood In the drzsilng rain and cx.
hortcd her hearers 70 learn tho value OF
prayer and religion. Her volca was Gtrong
and not unpleasant. and she evidently
held toe deep Interest OF hor audience.
The newest waist belts arc hand-pain,-
cd. They are made OF ribbon betting and
fasten with beautiful huokies. one,which
Is soon 20 appear in prominent Broad
way, jewelers. window, Is q white ribbon
butteVups. a hand-painied miniature
p. mod m rcn forms she buceic rhe
gllded feminine fads are common, but the
latest des-gns Will hardly be wltiln the
reach OF all.
Flnancicr D. O. Mills. who has turned
phiinnthropist. has tiled the plans OF his
ten-story and basement hotel. which win
cost about n,noo,cO0 The structure will
be ON the south aide OF Bleecker atrcetl
trimming from Sullivan 10 Thompson. and
is pari OF the plan OF Mr. Mills. who Sons
time ago decided TO build several hotels,
which Will be run on an economic basis for
the henent OF working people WHO can
not ufiord TO pay the prices demanded Of
them by other bostelries.
Since "chimmio Fudden' came into
vogue. tho Bowory has begun to swell
with pride. Fifth avenue and Central
Park are no lonRer the sole promensde
grounds OF the CITY, The bowery claims
10 have ae gosd sidewalks as Flfth ave-
nue., ana on sunday ssrn29n mere ye rs
II II - down on IT'S luck. II one whnta
70 study. types and business variety the
Bowery Is better thsn Broadway or Fifth
avenue on any line Sunday Afternoon.
hume rous camp fires on the chores OF
the Hudson cas-, into the night ntful
gleama which might rcmind passengers on
passing ferry boats OF the always vigllant
PATRIOTS OF t77s; but thoy nro not signal
fires, They merely Indie. te that me ahaa
nsherinan 10 cleaning hts quarters ana
mending his nets. Fully 800 OF the little
hshermena hutsi which ars used rs tenn
torary headquarters during the anr.ui
run OF Hudson river shld, lnc the right
bank OF the river within tho city lmiss.
The quaiitest atore IN this city Is in tho
Salvation Army barracks on West Four
tenth street. where may DO purchased
almost everything franz a hymn book TO
q pair OF suaptnders. The tables ana
counters groan Under collection or every
kind OF article IN tho category. Although
they are nlli h.gh enough " Insure n
neat proflt Notwithstanding the fIct thnt
compnrituyely few persons are aware. OF
business, being pitreaized ~ many shsp.
pers. WHO give II the preference on nc
count OF the worthineas OF It's cause.
Rapid tranHit cuts q biz ngure In the
social economy Of the metropolis. Goth
am has II street and elevated railroad
companies. which operate ~ miles OF
road over rs miles OF street. The Metro
tracSagc. IVY miles. OF THESE. l3t miles
have for thelr motive power tbs horse
while the steel rope Is used on n miles
and electric power on the remaining ".
The Man haitian elevated follows. With 100
mlies, for which 80 miles OF street are
used The other corporations operate lines
ranging from y 70 > miles ~ length, anu
forniinE a eonlplete network Of surfica
anidce have been made IA The implication
OF m0tVc poWer to street car traitc here
nearly 5000 horses arc stil IA Use GU the
different lines. N