The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-07
GOSSIP or GOTHAM.

New York, November i.-IwclVe air-
motor cars will soon be In active service
on the Lenox avenue branch of the Metro
politan Traction system The chief cngi-
ncer OF the company sailed for Europe to-
day to size Up the air-motor plants In con
tlHontai cities. This is taken to mean that
air will soon be hauling people up anu
down broadway.
The latest thing In "dcckers' is n button
stamped with a flag. the entire collection
Of course. comprising the ilass of all coun-
tries Another novelty in the same line
! imm0rtaliZes the large and noble army Of
actresses. variety type preferred. por-
/ trait and name embellshing the button $
face And the end is stlll afar of.
On the broad shelf of show window
uptown. where are displayed a quantity
Of mems blacl; half hose, there have late
! " been two black little darkies occupy ing
their time In Shooting craps" In the
center Of the plate glass is a placard, en-
/ which is printed. Fast Blacks" This
unique sign draws
Buffers In wealthy metropolitan families
have to furnish bonds. The position they
hold is responsible one, hence their hon
osty has to be insured. The same may be
said of ladies' maids. They have access
to madame's rare laces and jewels. you
know. As a rule these trusted servants have
grown UP In English families and have
never done any other work
The mistress OF the metropolitan house
holl will now have to give "the girl"
night of to so to her club just the same
as hubby. There has just been added to
the roster OF womons clubs here social
club for family servants known as the
Working Womcn's Social club. II is be-
licyed that the new movement will bring a
better class Of girls into domestic service
by giving he work more dignity aud i'm
buing them with self respect Hence the
new club Is receiving substantial support
from wealthy women who have long been
worried
y new woman, young and pretty. went
into a telegraph office on Broadway the
other afternoon and said she wanted TO send
dispatch. Not receiving as prompt at
tontion as she thought she deserved she
seized large ink bottle filled with writ
ing fluid aud tlung 1t at the head of the
manager He lodged the missile and it
was shattered on the wall behind him.
leaving broad and long inky trail, one
can never guess what's going to happen
oident policies are handy things to have
ON ones person.
In building on Fifth avenue decrepit
elevator is manned by decrepit man, who
has lived his allotted three score and ten.
In addition to the crustiness of age, he has
ACQUIRED that rooted objection to being
catechised so characteristic of the modern
elevator af fpr hn had
displayed unusually dense ignorance In his
RESPONSES to running fire of questions
he slammed the door in my face. and as
he slowly moved upward called out testify |
in quavering voice. say, Mister. | amt
the owner of this here building, I'm only
the elevator boy
The lawyers who drum up damage suits
seem to be reaping a harvest A bunch |
filed In one day foots up total of $50 900. |
The mother of "Od IIoss" Hocy wants
$4,000 from a street car company for a
broken limb. Belle urquhart. the actress.
wants $4,000 from the broadway cable |
tuik Tor a spraned ankle, another young !
woman asks dentist to plank down Il |
similar amount for njuring her jaw. and |
man who was thrown out OF a hotel.
places the damage done to his anatomy at |
$4,000 What makes the defendants feel |
triile nervous is the fact that little |
girl whose foot was crushed by a piece CT |
Ice carelcssly handled has forced the ice |
company to pay her Si2 ,oQ0
system of roof gardens over the piers |
VAS been agreed on by the city govern
ment Tho plan is to erect a floor for the |
purpose Of rest and rccuperation at an
elevation above the street level sufficient to
avoid interference with traffic. This floor