The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-30
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tryine a. IL sometimes proves. But she IL u
harmless parsonage and quito unimpressive In
view Of the head waitress. VII is tho worst
person that's forlorn man ever had TO trust him
self 10. In the small hotels. as abe stands ~
the door waiting TO show the unsuspecting city
man tn n seat, she Is q terrible object. The
head waiter used 70 be sometimes bad enough.
but the head waitress reduce any man 70 aeon
dition Of collapse. I shall never forget my
sensations when I was seized BY. one OF these
State. She was very deliberately dressed in a
Dink chiffon waist, and with Q murmured This
room room Followed. sat down W i'm IN the chair she
the chair IN. Every morning At breakfast she
A. me, until In despair l said that I never ste
IT,, Sho poured out the water for me until
ssaG ,arT PsysF to d q mere It escort on f Saif Way Way ! SSdae sss
room. and that. was enough for my nerves.
There was something about the head waitress
she should take tbs. chair and notI. In the
towns outalde New York no rules as to the
resses arc all very. brieht-looking objects At
dinner time. The head waitress owes IL 10
her once to DO q little BIT more striking 80
the confusion Of shirt waists. nchus. aud rib
bors a man knows the sense q . rule that re-
cas keep your mind on what you're eating.
Otherwise. concentration is impossible"
-
The decision of the Judges In tho case of
Anthony Comstock and ''The Triumph Of
Death to hear no expert testimony caused no
lit lie distress TO some OF the witnesses who had
gone to court Will the intention Of onlishton-
lug the Judges on the subject Of Italian litera-
ture and what they thought Of It. One literary
man is said TO have composed a speech that IL
would have taken three-ouart ers OF an hour to
deliver. and there are very good grounds for
believing that the Judges had heard something
Of the delune OF oratory that was likely 40 over
the lifting Of the .hoodeates. But the disap-
intense. and IL was not mitirated by the fact
that they had come down, 70 court twice
for no,hins; The most ambitious witnesses
one OF those that composed the long speech
Of literature. the comparative claims II real.
lam and idenlism. the influence of the morbf-
i GS. svs IN % SSiso, t oiosslr n or remosei Hn co 9n nensi
with Gabriells D'Annunzio's novel. There
~ere other witnesses just a. we'll prepared TO
pointed whom they realized It was impossible.
The case OF Carrie Rubenstein. who kent
Philip StromberG's engagement ring after abe
had given him up. suggests another case which
happened 70 involve moro than one ring. al
though it was from the engagement ring that
tilo iouoi pNeihS's "a wy "SeANhS JUNK
woman became betro,hed about two years ago.
and the Young man sent her four rings that she
might decide which one ehe liked best. All of
them were ver> handsome. and the finest was
selected by the Young woman. II was soma
time. however. before abe vas able tn rome TO
. ,onclusion. and II was with considerable hes.
s back n. ' other the .Sre matt Gi. inn aif q. @.n Dc d e ssn 10
buy them: and selecting one as her iance's gift.
, psrss prlS f ss,i tn s,nsF 4, tnf her h snd To- the rh yoS wss
nan for Q while. and II was only a very fne sense
Of obliration that allowed the rigs ultimately
Their engagement was broken m. The aues.
ton Of returning the engagement ring cane
Would 10 not return one sithons sending the rest.
20. to the astonishment Of the former fRnce.
the four rings anne back 10 him. Three of
them were returned. but only to BE- sent once
o9ain back 70 him. It was not NOR" thar six
months after her engagement was broken that
kept the three rings in the ! ope that he might
some day have the opportunity Of returning
1 nos.',1 :" to her he. In = ns va" 70 ' sss. Toq sh., MAKE su IT In,
MARRIAGE settled that and tho jewelrv was then
sold for The benefit Of q charity to which they
had been presented.
The Ii ant Monument Association owns one
Of tho most valuable spades In this country.
and It will undoubtedly be an object of inter-
est on April 81. wh-n the monument is to be
dedicated. With this spade Commander
Charles II. Freeman Of the New YORK State
sod Tor he foundation Of the Grant MnnumenI.
and 10000 persons saw him do it,. Tho blade
steel. Its handls ia of rosewood. and around
It 10 wound u oand of silver on which is in.
, Nth Il. ts dates rs% os h 81 birth GsR, and ntT sss,h s. f ESsTI
important event Of his soldier life. together
with the incidents Of his services rs President
are mentioned on this silver band. When
this spade the United states Ship Yantio.
sr psin the national salute OF t~estg.o 3eD runs.
and tho formal services that marked the he
sna5s G.s Of e, this , o9 sbs.M Ts5s SSnel hs.ssj., Tae
The bill relating to tho distribution Of ad.
vertising matter In vestibule letter boxes has
been favoiably considered by both houses of
the Legtsla turc. and some day Il may become
q Law. Frnm morning until night agents
circulars and cards eItollinr the merits. OF
wear. This in Itself is a nuisance. The box
T. somesimes SO filled with this rubhian that
The bill disiribnlers do NOT always stop their
work with the filling upof the boxes. They push
the button underneath IN tho fashion Of the
tho mall. Tho offenders, as q rule, act indo-
pendently Of one another. so that . servaat
times to collect handbiiIs. Complaints OF this
nuisance have been made 70 the Police Do
partment and to Postmaster Dayton. Neither
has any authority to prohibit It.
One of tho siRhts OF tho Bowery. almost as
invariable in.the view as tho pillars Of the ole
waited road. is the Sunday morning piles of
trunks in front Of the express Offices or on
trucks before the variety theatres. The CON-
panies that appear at these theatres iinRer
there for . week only. and then arc supplAnted
by Others. As there are four Bowery theatres
with constantly changing acton. tho luggage
10 certain 20 be on the sidewalks by Sunday
morning ready 10 DO Transferred u the cities
next In order. There is tho inevitable connec-
ton between the Lames on tho trunks and the
names that have figured on the bill)oards dur
Ing the preceding woek. Aocompa, ylnR the
luggage arc always boxes of curious shape aud
design that would DO mysterious to one not ac-
quAinted with their purpose. Thew are used TO
carry what are known as the properties of
these theatrical companies. and as they arc
mado to At particular objects. their form Ia to
be explained by no ordinary mathods of rea-
soninR. Thoy are battered and pasted with
labels BEARING names eccentric and grotaaque
enough to DO appropriately To the strange
looking objects on which they are fastened.
Some enterprising landlord with An ere to
the necessities Of tho times has shown his alert
ness by Offering his new apartment house do Wn-
town in q manner that ought to DO very allur-
ing 10 prospective tenants. The arraneement
I. o bat.1a akat nluh aaftaf~ tha putnAa I.- ha.