The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-03
GOSSIP or GOTHAM.

YORK. April 1.-The First Vienna
vi ,,,saniur Company" has hung
o",no,,ncement In st. Marks place:
hs'" GOD deal in u name mere, no
how ridiculous 1t may seem 10
seeing strangers,
,,r.e, fakir Is announcing his
- follows these days; The most
Nv ever published IN New YORK
p oUs here for cents. Oi course
I,ckcd purchasers are ou'N'o''
thu leading exchanges have
! - remain closed on Good Fripay'
NC, the lambs will be allowed TO
isnaS,,liy one day more thln us
= There will be enousm s,'ed NV nv,
n the forenoon 90 ol , Sm,'i iosi an the
70 make UP for the '''''e ios' o'
ing day.
.,nrest crowd on Broadway today
..Sored at the Worth monument
. vray.baired. strong featured wo-
..a,d IN tho drizzling rain and ex-
Ser hearers to learn the value OF
= and religion. Her voice was strong
80 unnlensaI1., and she evidently
Nc deem interest of her audience.
nawest waist belts are hand-paint-
rhev are made of ribbon betting and
with beautiful buckles. One,which
"a annear In n prominent Broad
,aveler's window. Is of white ribbon
nainted In n careless design of
r o. A hand-raintcd miniature
IN gold forms the buckle. The
feminine fads are common, but the
dosiams will hardly be within the
OF all.
,o;er n c. Mills, who has turned
B,,bropis,, has filed the plans of his
,rv and basement hotel, which Will
about sl,oO0,oOl. The structure will
The south side of Bleecker street,
no from sullivan to Thompson, anu
i Of the plan Of Mr.. Mills, who some
ago decided to build several notes,
viii be run on an economic basis for
,enefit of working people VINO can
[fford to pay the prices demanded of
BY other hosteries.
10 "Chimmie Fadden" came into
the Bowery has begun to swell
pride. Fifth avenue and Central
are no longer the sole promenade
ds of the city. The Bowery claims
ye as good Sidewalks as Fifth ave-
and on Sunday afternoon there is
ID see in that thoroughfarc even
Ia down on its luck. IL one wants
iy types and business variety. the
rv is better than Broadway or Fifth
lie on any fine sunday afternoon.
nervous camp fires on the shores of
Hudson cast Into the night fitful
hs which might remind passengers on
ng ferry boats of the always vieilant
BITS Of 1716 but they are not signal
They merely indicate that the shad
IN Is at hand, and that the busy
man is cleaning his quarters and
ling his nets. Fully 800 of the little
linens hiits, which are used as tenn
headquarters during the annual
bf Hudson river shad. line the right
OF the river within the city limits.
quaintest store in this city is In the
(tion Army barracks, on West -Four
b street. where may be purchased
et everything from a hymn book to
ir Of suspenders. The tables and
(ers groan under collection OF every
OF article in the category. Although
brices are made as low as possible.
Il
profit. Notwithstanding the fact that
aratively few persons are aware of
&istence, the store does u rushing
ess being patronized by many shop
who give II the preference on ac-
OF the worthircss of its cause.
Pid transit cuts a big figure in the
economy Of the metropolis. Goth
pas IL street and elevated. railroad
anies. which operate 442 miles of
over 29S miles OF street. The Metro
Raeiway company has the largest
age, lbS miles. OF these, l3l miles
Tor their motive power the horse,
the steel rope is used on u miles
Plectric power on the remaining IL.
manhattan elevated follows, with 100
for which 81 miles of street are
me other corporations operate lines
pig from Is 10 miles in length, and
ns complete network of surface
w. III spite OF the fact that great
nave been made in the application
(uvc power to street car traffic here.
emit lines.