The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-02
LIVE roP1os ABour roHN.

OF tho city. They call to SEQ the servants, as it
Is plain that nothing In their baskets could APP
peal to the persons who live In such houses. A
few small articles such as pins, shoestrings,
and short pieces OF cheap cotton goods make up
their stock in trade. Thoy have nothing TO
offer that could not DO bought at q lower price
In the department stores, but they have learned
that important principle Of economies which
says that tho proplnauity and convenience Of an
article sometimes give II a value which It
would never have otherwise. so q great many of
these peddlers manage to mako q good living in
the tenement districts rs well as in the regions
where only well.to-do people live. They all look
prosperous and some OF them are women, al.
though there Is perhaps n majority of men and
boys. This means OF making a living might
seem prcuarlous to one not aware of the surpris.
ingly large profits that come from such small
trsdings. When nm Italian in u police court tho
other day snid that he had made $50 In one day
fm sS,aeT lr%i' , lrH" there Ssr are greater srSnu' 's op mSy weii
ties in similar occupations than one would OK
pect to find. Even these street peddlers going
from door to door with articles that could no
had Of better quality and at cheaper price clse.
where are among the most prosperous of their
race In that part of tho city In which they live.
For they are all Of one race and come from
their own quarter OF the city.
ut is a mark Of the growth Of New York
city, n man said yesterday at the Manhattan
Club. that there Is nobody in the city who Is
looked upon to-day as q leader among we'll
dressed men. 1t was common enough ten or
twelve years ago to give that name to one man
who. whether no really ever dressed to be
called the best-dressed man in town, certainly
made q hard struggle TO be. The advent Of a
shaggy westerner here several months ago, who
for his own purposes triod to figure ms the best
dressed man In New York. created no interest
not only because he was u particularly poorly
got up specimen himself, but also because
tho nubllc tp-tny will take no interest in nny
pretcnsions TO cminonce in that line. l
couldn't name any one man WHO seems en-
titled TO the distinction of being the best
dressed man. When / see Hamilton Cary
think hs is tho best.dresscd man
then l conclude that the latter ought TO
receive that title II any man in New York do
have been dses ing well ali their Iivos and
making q study of II until there Is scarcely q
choice to be made among them. John Drew
Is the bcst-dresscd man on the stage and he rep
English clothes. Henry Miller was always
that his tailor was n local product. There arc
no other actors that have eyer approached
wear a frock coat in a play several years ago
and he did It well. But among the New York
men who are included to day, among the best
dressed 1t would DO practically impossible TO
others. This might have been done some
dress well In New York today"
AS Rcmenyi lost $1,000 through the dishon-
esty OF a servant, there must DO more profit in
not playing the violin than the general public
would suppose. Mr.. Remcnyi has not been
much heard Of lately. and it has been a long
time since he was heard in public here. His
last appearance in q notable way happened.
indeed. in q police court a short time ago dur
ing the trial OF the famous Stradivarius case
In which Victor Flechter was involved. Re-
menyi was one OF the experts called for the
defence, and he was asked to play upon tho
violin to prove that it was not a Stradtvarius.
He took the instrument, and. CHANGING around
at the small audience, delivered a remark
which was very characteristic Of his profession:
Il can mako even "A cheap VIOLIN he said
Inodestly sound as well as n Stradiyarius.
50 that must be taken into account, Then he
played for a few minutes and sat down with
as much satisfaction as though he had faced
900 people. He has been in this country
Feared very frequently Of late. It IS a wei.
recognized fact, that. the popularity o. a for
to return frequently. but TO live here is fatal
Tho impression thai the pullcrs.in, for 30
many years historic adjuncts to tho Park
row clothing houses. had entirely disappeared
was disproved yesterday by the publication
Of the woes Of a man who was beaten because
he refused to pay for a coat that had been
forced on his back. But while they may
have been less conspicuous than formerly, 1t
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has always beon evident to people, passing
along lark row "hT bnTler street lInt me
were SUI on dcck; Inc old game OF yanking a
man ibc inip "a Sn2n @y nam I'M I orr Is sun IN use;
alhoush soi1SlhihH OF tho o!u.tiitc NlS"f may
be lacking. me surprising part o! the business
isthat Ihe Sl.liins so rarely reynt1; ,Ssternay
aiarsc, laced man was seen risht IN me grasp
OF hhoLntr man no, nan ha oize. me olg mar
stFlgsieu 'iochtly anu unh!ly escaped. lie
could nave Knocked inc niue man down ~ a
minute; out ne never s.cnled 20 MINK OF DONG
20 anu the ptiIcr;in cS.apSu inJnr! "here any
"ou'o n1'e cohe 'os''e'.
,. ,rouLro,r ,oc, ,hot ,no d;sorro
,on,. ho,u.oon NJ p,r,n S,orors ond Iahr
6 No,oror ono NJ ~. ,r,.t.os y, her hushond
tato n,n,o tronron, and somo,irnos at,ondoJ
- "r.r,ina inotdon,s NJ %aL.hou &. nan
III = nn,o, r,an Nrs s,oyons rros ro,o,
,nr hor r,aoroms usc ~ English Wien shs
W a. ,a,, u,aLo noint ~ >"I
wa nn 70 nna aa,oa nnnod pU'' no,, MF Mo'
years ago to which an acquaintance went one
Jav IN p..rcb NJ him Tho door was ,oclcI
Gay IN Learch Vi h'm' - ooF was iocAt''
and his first knock brought no response. He