The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-02
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laymen instead Of doctors aot an superintondent,
OF the city hospitals, the following story a told
about the superintendent Of a doyntoyvn hos
pital by q Philadelphia man whose business
brings him into contact with tho directors OF
hospitals and other public institutions. About
a year ago the Philadelphian had occasion to
can on this superintendent. AT that time the
entfe civilized world was ringing with the won.
dor OF tho newly discovered x ray. Tho news
papers were full Of II, doctors oil over the coun.
try were experimenting. and It was easily tho
foremost scientific topic OF tho day. Having
concluded tho business on which he came to the
hospital, tho Philadelphion said to tho superin-
tendont:
Have you been doing anything here with
the x rayl'" -.
The X ray. Prof. Rocntgen's discovery;
Meyer heard Of |, .iS replied tho puperinton.
5hcse fancy. lighting schemes. %SSSv is 'sot the
n mSande9SSnt light In this hospital and it's good
but you don't undorstand,' said tho phila-
delphian. This Is tho X ray for surgical opcr-
atiiSns and that, sort Of thing. 1t enables"
"ASsn.s are constantly in tn'SSt here Tying ns0 to S'n sell
me improved burners and things for tho oper-
sstting rooms. But I don't pay any attention to
"SSyor.shiaiesss replied the Phlladelphian
onsly penetrating ray. will penetrate q very
thick, solid substance, like your skull, for In
ofice." e' "'' u !" '''f
And later when tho superintendent found
mark and wondered il his visitor hadn't been
guying him.
Fashion on the east side Is moving uptown.
For many years Grand street was tho fashion
able promenade rs well as the principal shopping
street OF the populous trans-Bowory district. On
New Years Day. Thanksgiving, and other holi-
days the street would DO 90 crowded that prog
ross was . matter OF great difficulty, and all the
newest styles wero there Displayed. Within
three years there has been a change, now so far
advanced that Grand street may fairly be said 10
still the groat shopping thoroughfare OF the east
side Is beyond dispute, but that the trend OF the
fashion 1. slowly northward no man can doubt
who wanders about tho east side on u Saturday
evening or Sunday afternoon. Upon the lower
part Of SECOND avenue has fallen the mantle of
sdl known as Lovers lane, but the lovers have
found altogether too much company since the
square the small park which the avenue divides,
falls to furnish that extremely small modicum OF
now parade up and down the hrONd sidewalks
If the avenue from Houston TO Fourteenth street
come up through Essex street into second ave
nue, passing In the crossing OF a street from the
fGS.ss' r For ing ses sSne s aSsn ,nerG IS ss ans a ln prom iSe
made - New York can show. Within tho short
small parks. besides a humber OF little grass
the way Sro the exotic cafes with their outdoor
When thsy ysS are any aiws Ssa SsroWd seds '' The strange
thing Il that the east aide has taken 80 long q
time to discover Second avenue.
OF the many curious clubs which exist in New
York, without any reference 10 the Raines law.
one Of the most peculiar Il the Get Together
Club. Other clubs there are that have no OH
ces and no Get time Of meeting. but this club
may b said to have no regular membership. no
local hAbitation- and. in fact. nothing but q
name. Yet 1t ''getS together" from fifty to n
hundred men every time the spirit moves IL to
meet. who eat and drink and are merry. and
talk to ono another about subjects In which all
are interested; and those men represent .
wider diversity Of clAsA, occupation. and condi-
ton than can b found In any other club in New
the working representative Of various charita-
BIZ, and philanthropic organizations gathered
y sne1sstsJ M .ame one ob-crveS that IL
wouldn't Be . bad idea to invite some Of the
men who were intimately associated with the
labor orYani.a,ions we;s aaksd to The neHt din.
others each man paying for his own plate at
the dinner. In the general conyersAtion the
i sis sisS..s % o. Z e eiSsis 8sisS sss psil.n SisTsSs
organizations strive to bring together was .
prominent topic Of conversation, and the phrase
sSSss prsssat Dubbed ,6e Esthsitng The Dot
Tossthsr Club. = name which stuck An or.
elected. no place or date OF meeting was de-
tsrmlned upon, and no due, wero colocted.
Invited to any OF the dinners became q member.
Ffve-minuts talks were n feature OF one of the
positiTety that he coaIdn't 90 beyond his ivs
:ss:sss s; slsps "a R r. IN s:;s T isas;s All &c. e
sissa ssn % sGP 2SaS 10 sS1 SoId 4 t dS% 'At ons ; ss goat at
and Wan strest men, ,mouidsrs, tin worker,
lawyers, brtcklayefA, ministers. plumbers. and
ner best plsases them; but It was REMARKED at
the last dinner that the representatives of man
AAl labor wsTs more formal IN !he sa dTess ihAn
the only specific thing about it-ts to get to-
ge.her busy and p~reetiSai men who stand for
things done In New York.
Thsro used to be q man in New York who
would have worn the Prince Of Wales's fuzzy
hat II II had only been invented. or. at least, in
troiuced. ten years ago. He was the echo Of
every eccentricity OF dress that was then sup
posed to begin with tho Prince, and II he shared
in the Princes triumphs. he felt part Of his
failures as well. He introduced the fashion
hero Of wearing the last button Of the wsistcoat
undone. and followed II until 1t became a styls
90 traditional that tho tallors cut the waist.
coat In such. a way that the last button could
not DO closed. That was one OF his Successes.
One Of his less triumphant efforts vas tho at
tempt to make New Workers. regard the com.
bination Of a high hat and a sack coat M any
thing other than very bad style. THIS particu.
lar man, IN well as his brother, had for a long
time been associated N .peyple's minds with a
certain style Of derby hat which bad mover been
seen before on the heads Of any other human
beings. This peculiar headKear, which the
brothers never changed from year TO year. nrst
made them known. and for a long Time they
were called 'tbe brothers with the fat hat
rims" One of them made a valiant ATTEMPT to
appear unconoerred, and well-dressed with a
sack coat and y silk hat, but defeat for that
effort was Inevitable from tho %outsct, lilo kept
up the struggle for a while, but gave II up when
II was plain that no progress was to be ex.
pectod. Nowadays he Is not eonspicu3ps as a
dresser In imitation OF the Prince Of Wales or
anybody elso, for q career OF some nOtoricty
has finally brought him TO q s%eclusion which ~
rarely disturbed, and tho force OF his example
wonld mol soil two fuzzy silk hats to-day. The
Prince OF Wales 10, AZ "a matter OF fact, q very
simply dressed man as n rule, and any change
for which he IL responsible comes usually from