The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-04
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GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.

New York. January All big dry goods
and departmental stores have at least one
saleswomau who can use the sign ian
guage. There are great many deat anu
dumb customers to walt on, ana inter
nretsrs for these people are az necessary
as for those who only speak foreign lam
suages. CosmcpoltauisIn adds good Deal
10 expenses.
\ now sunday offense bohbod IN In a
police court this morning when police
man lodged a charge against one OF MS
pflaouers. Hc had arrested Tho man for
brushing n dress suit. He had caught
frc offender handed Its just such
follios AS this that keep the anti-roiormers
supplied with ridllule fur use where and
when It viii do the most good,
During the year the sanitary inspectors
who look after the Couey Island shore
front found more than 1900 careasscs
that had heen cast upon the beaches by
the waves They doubtless came from
gnrhng. secws New York Is casting its
dead dogs and cats upon the waters in
stead of bread,
Another landmark on urper broadway
has Disappeared "Phn" MEliEans res
tavrant nrd cafe which for years has
been ~ stopping place FOR men Ia al walks
Of life. has been eos d. md Pm has re-
| tired on n competency. ON and after the
| first of the year now hotel viii take
IT'S place PM made MS reputation
through hot birds and cold bottles. He
had "A way of serving both tNat uckled
1 the rnlntes Of cpicurts, and after his fame
/ in this line spread the rest was easy.
Success comes here 10 he or she who
manages 70 get talked about
| The Broadway car conductor owns his
car and he allows Il 10 carry passengers
out a. the goodness Of his heart. II the
rub,ic doesn't got into tho ear il is the
ruhlics fault. the car is there. and any
body Is At liberty to climb on, II h.
stops for any other purpose than TO pre-
vent collision with the one ahead, 1t i
usually n favor TO the passenger. And
when the car Is stepped ana the fortunate
one Ia sorambling aboard, tho autoerat OF
the hell strap shouts; hurry up, there
and Get n move on you The Broad
way car conductor is one Of those petty
tyrants who come with an old and luNu-
rlous civilization, He would be tolerated
now here in this country west OF the ALE
ghenies.
At one OF tho fashionable lunch counters
In the heart OF tha shopping district
noticed tho women walking around help
ing themselves to buns and cakes OF
standing in some place gracefully. "a 4
IL was an every day affair to thus luncl
without chairs or table. | spoke Of thli
later MS the crowd passed out, and wa;
told by the cnyhier that women did no
require as much watching AS men unde,
the same cirounS iances, and that notwlth
standing the rush and confusion duriu,
the luncheon hour. the food was alwlly,
paid for; II II was seemingly forgotten IN,
; lady would remember and return and pa,
for Il. Food does not seem TO temp
women shoppers half as much as flnery.
The theft Of 10000 WORTH of jcwel
from the Burden mansion proves OF par
tlcular interest 10 the puh,ic, and aspect
ally to that portion OF It which has it'll
. idea OF tho actual values represented b,
the show OF gems which is on view eael