The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-28
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

Tho circulating uUcruJur0 Oh Luo iohuohiohA
has lately been enriched by the addition of one
or two publications issued In other cities and
sent to New York by a method less likely TO lead
to serious results than the use of the United
States mails. Ono OF these papers In printed In
Chicago and another In Now Orleans, and now
for the first time they are accessible to any
body uptown who has the i've cents tho news
boys ask for them. Tho centre from which
these papers are distributed for New York use is
considerably further down town than, the region
in which they arc Just at present publicly 2nered
past their circulation was limited to that neigh.
borhood and to others OF the same character.
But in the days which see protests against nth
Triumph OF Death" their field has been widely
extended. They were formerly handled with
ssi ESSi5 f from q Rsnd to h;a Sda BUT BUT tho pSI ns%sb sar;
sell them openly uptown now.
Nobody can ride on the Boulevard now with
out observing that the woman's high bicycle
shoe has become a thing of tho past, and has
been very appropriately supplanted by the black
silk stocking and patent leather slipper. The
improvement, from q spectacular point Of view,
Ia not to DO questioned. When the high shoe
was new 1t was Btin, destructive to the real out
line of tho leg, and wooden looking. When IL
was old it was wrinkled and sloppy looking,
with a detection of aspect that made trimness
out of the question. Those were Its spectacular
defects. From u woman's point OF view 1t was
Just as uncomfortable. During tho hot wealth
er Q close-fittlng leather boot that reached al
tribute comfort TO an athletic exercise. But
whether It was really comfortable or not, the
a and IL. ls" pRSpe so Ssc iiRS.'iS n ta ihS os ssems o S5 the j lssi
consequence; The overwhelming advantages
of ooM the silk stock stacking S, are APP fsssa on the be b 6G;;cn
the GOODNESS in this, matter, and the merit OF
being wholly becoming are some of its advan-
its popularity shows that they are appreciated.
It's superiiority TO the other form Of leg covering
az allow sS"f no afisp Of yh! fSo ts bise spes slif ssoc T2nls
with pumps similar to those worn .pTn. by men S,i In the
quent now in the Park and on the boulovards-
and no effect 80 entirely esthetio has been PRO
Clothes and tho Bicycle frst arose. "''
In an effort to cultivate o taste for flowers
among the children of tho east side, ono Of the
missions has gone into the potted plant bust
moss. In front Of tho mission house, which
faces Tompkins square, there is q small coun-
ter covered with cheap potted plants. They
arc all sold OF the same price and that price is
surprisingly low. The sales arc limited to the
children in the neighborhood, and they buy
enough flowers to make 1t worth While for the
after this work. The Institution occupies a
largo and impressive building and the contrast
tho. wares s. tieketed to BE- sold at a phenomo-
nally low price is rather incongruous. The sight
little counter selling the plants adds another
aspect of the unaccustomed to tho corner on
which tho mission is situated.
Tho Italians who have had o monopoly of
the newsboy trade in lemonade along Park
row have been crowded to tho curb recently
by two colored men, Smith and Brown, who
have revolutionized tho business by several
Innovations. Until O week ago the Italians sold
lemonade out Of ordinary: tin pals, and then
Smith appeared on tho ground. He trundled
q big barrel painted yellow and mounted on
four wheels Tho inscription across the front
read, 1.-THE Old .Oaken Bucket Lemonade"
Smith wore a white cap. and an apron. He
on the row bought lemonade exclusively Of
Smith. Three days later, Brown happened
Wheels and brighter in It's coi %pst than Smith, sn
i had large red B T around 1t and was named
went over to Brown and the other third chung
to Smith. The Italians along the row couldn't
give away lemonade from tin pals. One Of
erday, but his barrel was a bad imitation. He
called II the STANDARD Oaken Bucket" thereby
wear a cap and an apron and he wasn't SO much
OF a success as the colored men. He beat out
n 1hs e as L th sylsS Would hq Ss Q Forced and 10 Il siv lS0 aD
business or buy "Old oaken Buckets"
Owners Of tenement property on tho east
side that has been condemned for parks
are having q hard time of it these days." said
one Of them yesterday. II have several houses
on East Houston street that were condemned
some months ago for a new park. Many of my
tenants are tailors, and when I ask them for
rent they tell me that they arc all on a strike. I
then tell them that II they can't pay the rent they
must get out. To this they reply that the prop
erty, has been condemned. and that the oity,s
the houses down. round their ears. They say
that under these circumstances their lawyers tel
them that Il would be foolish to pay rent. Now.
months rent to dispossess them. Every one Of
them knows some police court lawyer who ad-
vises him on all sorts Of questions. OF course,
tho city isn't going to tear down those buildings
without due warning, and they know 1t as we'll
as i do. When the city does take them I shall
invest in no moro east side tenements."