The record-union., 1898-01-01

din of the crowded streets all go to
make this spot a veritable volcano OF
humanity. And this reminds me OF
the story of the Roman sentinel who
stood immovable at the gates of Pom
peii while Pompeii itself was being
swallowed up. Yet these two beasts are
not only emblamatic of the historic
Roman, because of indifference to theli
turbulent surroundings-in the light OF
recent events there is stronger slmlle
The city is about to see the last OF
its horse cars. This famous and one
time indispensable institution will soon
be merely a memory, even as is Died
rich Knickerbocker himself The more
important lines have already adopted
the cable or the more modern under
ground trolley, and in a year or two
at the most the revolution will be COM
plete in Manhattan. In Brooklyn il
was so a long time ago; the overhead
form of trolley, which is cheaper than
the other, being adopted, While In Man
haitian it was considered dangerous and
prohibited by law
And here is not the only point where
the horse is threatened. Bicycle wag-
ons and horSeless carriages are becom-
ing more numerous on the streets, and
in fact the only equine stronghold not
yet entered is that of the dray horse,
Science seems to have as yet held aloof
from this great field, and the animal
which Frederick Remington calls
Gods noblest creation" retains all his
old-tsme prestige in this business on
h CT Of tbc.1
Vogue of this city is fashions rec
ognized organ, and when prediction
as to dress is made in its columns it
can generally be depended upon. In
speaking of the adoption of knicker-
hocllers for both day and evening wear
for men it says in it's latest issue:
1T will have to come gradually. When
it does come it will come with rush,
and l believe it will be hailed with de-
light by all mankind. l am sure we
have had enough of the baggy-kneed,
unsigntly trousers"
A man in knckerbockers attracts no
particular attention upon the street
now, and inasmuch as the long trous-
ers is after all a very superficial sort
of prolonged fad, and as the popularity
of the bike, and, incidentally, golf,
seems to be decidedly on the increase;
and as many of the swell mems out
filters here are displaying ''frilled
shirts this season, and as the soft hat
is obviously gaining in favor over the
derby it is only reasonable to predict
that the near future will bring not only
knicherbockers, but all the rest of the
parapnernalia familiar to the last CEN
tury.
The students in New York who are
home for the holidays from out-of-town
colleges say that while about the col
lege towns they have adopted almost
to a unit the golf form of dress, even
those who go not in for athletics and
the fewe who, in fact, do not own a
bicycle, having caught the epidemic.
friend who is down from Cornell
states that it is extremely improbable
that a series of boat races can be ar
ranged with Yale for the coming sea-
son, Yale wanting to run arrangements
to suit herself, as usual, and Cornell,
being the champions objecting. He
says sentiment at the latter college is
strongly in favor of sending another
crew TO Henley and that this will prob
ably be done next summer
1t is proposed to have a notable cele-
bration here on New Years eve in honor
of the consolidation. This celebration
to include a night pageant, displays of
costly fireworks, illuminations, etc, etc.
The arrangements are very exhaustive,
and provide for every detail and con-
tingency except the weather. No doubt
it is highly proper and fitting to cele-
brate the accession to the American
continent Of the second greatest mu-
nicipality in the world, but is it season.
able? Will old Boreas permit a Fourth
of July celebration to be held in Janu-
airy? How many are there that would
care to sit as statues on floats during
the wee sma' hours with zero weather
as IN accompaniment? How many are
enthusiastic enough to carry torches
and such things through the snow and
slush, slippery or knee deep? How
would costly pyrotechnics -aeport them
selves in a blizzard? New York weather
is VIGOROUSLY unreliable, particularly
so Just now.
The two theatrical items Of the week
relate to English opera at popular prices
and the introduction of a bona fide
English music hall. Relative to the
frst l would state that it is an inno-
walton which many thousands of the
working classes will hail with genuine
pleasure, for it will provide good music
with Ito the majority an intelligible IL
bretto. THE Queens Lace Handker-
chief introduced the Castle Square
Opera Company" on Christmas day,
and I'll Trovatore'' is now being re-
hearsed for next week
Harmerstein's olympia is being
negotiated for by a large English syn
dicate, and when ii is purchased New
York will at last be able to crafty it's
Unsuitable appetite for English music
hall talent. For at the now Olympia, y
the city's largest and newest music hall.
viii soon be found nothing else
PRESTON JONES.
Titles in Norway.