The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-21
GOSSIP OF

New York, August 1S.- W
and trading company has
but stanch Sandy Hook
preparing her for a voya
Straits OF Magellan to Sci <~<
tainly makes men desperaSc II
The ladies bootblackinse
per broadway has gone into /
the bankers say. 1t was a Coz
somehow or other II did nat
was probably little too pr,va@ u
men who patronize bootblacks
publicity.
The new style garter Is quit
or, rather, doggish. According ID
actress it is a small leather !
1eweled buckles. The palmer n
exactly like dog collar, and
to be very effective over the raw
OF the period. y
Stock exchange seats have had /,
lately. For the last four years thew
around $4,000, but are now quoted
900, with $4,000 bid for them. T
of the best indications that ~
plenty. Cotton exchange seats
quoted higher than they have bee
long while. Money Is said to be 3
here at 3ls per cent.
The police department has entereA
its long threatened crusade aeains
Ralnes law hotels. Eighty saloon ~
faced the music the other day. Thee
caught mapping yesterday. Had they q.
a crust or sandwich before tender,,r
liquid they wouldn't be in danger a =.
ing time. ~
1t Is rumored In the uptown cafes i
Berry Wall, the erstwhile "Isiag al
Dudes" is on Easy street. Wh ~ n.
cut wide swath in the metropollt m ~
he was well supplied with all the Iur,I,
of life. but they slipped through his
gers, and he finally went broke. Nor y
the news that he is winner onca N
He wooed the tickle goddess with m
in Wall street, and his friends SAY
$50 paw 10 VS.
Klondike has given the sign desl
a chance for some catchy idsas. In N
show window of a fur store on I'D
fourth street an Arctic sceue Of fns
struction can be seen. 1t is a lifs-s,ssf
lander's outfit--reindeer hitehei to p
sled. in which reposes life-.iks Lar
in warm furs. The snow effect urohal
by white sand. The scene is 80 natural
one feels cooler after looking at II.
Among the dainties served az n
Quet given last night by a white mn
q distinguished guest were STUFFED ehi
wings" bird in the BUSH ami fed
the nest" the latter the piece Dc NJ
ance. Fowl in the nest consisted d
breasts and leg meat of squads, the NJ
of chicken. Chinese mushrooms 2
sprouts, cooked together in a scoops1a
watermelon. The inside of the fruit b 4
moved through small hole in tn
leaving two-inch wall of riud. Aflf
meats are put inside the hole Is pluegll
and the watermelon boiled for two hosnI
All the juices are retained, and whea Y
dish is ready to DO served trap On
cut in the top and the contents Scuoy
out. Now, don't get hungry.
I'm a lady" said a richly dressed N
man as she was helped Gown the rangt'
of European steamship by one u
inspectors of the immigration DEPARTS
And she did look like a woman whs ~ |
reputation to keep up. She was led b
feminine detention pen, and the first W
she asked for was pint of beer. 81 =
two pints, which rapidly DISAPPEARED,
still she thirsted. Half dozen bottle T.
lowed in quick succession, but her cty n
for more. Refusal threw her into hyftp4
Later she managed to smuggle quui1
rum. but 1t didn't satisfy her abnsn
thirst. which she blamed on the salt
She will do the rest OF her drinhW
her native heath.
do you see de Teller who's talki1s n
cop?" asked typical New York younl
who picks up precarious living
foot Of the steps of the "L' station ~
my lodgings this month. Hes 49,
mug, he is. for fairl' continued the On
He's feedin' all de benchors In
park an glvin' away lots Of stun
coppers--see? saw q man In
suit and black travelling cap. He lock-
typical English tourist without the
load Of baggage. Investigation vefth.1
little street friends story-he u
looking out for tips for me, and hla
Is good producer--but l couldn't
the philanthropic strangers name
whence he came. But saw him go inu
park and look it over again in the q
hnding some hungry new arrival.
cured half dozen and led them toa
wagon at Forty second street and
avenue. He smiled while they IT,
themselves, and when they quit he ~
The oyerworked chef Of the eating
ON wheels TO scotch and soda,
same time taking an abslnthe frappet