The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-30
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New York. Decembet FIN IS.
house IN The new sootoeicsa ~. ~ ':..s'
one Of line most attractive st,,,c,,,.as ~
the collections. Its entire lenrsM -. b!
146 feet and Its grestest width ~ !.
The entire cost with the coee. -, \ 4.
is believed, be $4,000. The m. 49, .
hall, unhrohen by columns. OPEN s,,s..sI
the crocodile pool, with its h,,.. -. =
bank, throsrgh three arches. into NJ 49, ...s
green iu1uiuance OF the conservatory ~
sttsdnpt has been made to provids -. ~ -
This roof suitable Accommodations ~ 49,. nar
linens OF all the orders Of living r.s,snc-
and batrachians The new zoo Il n,ssy 5.saiss
ing finely, and II will not be lo,s 49,
sight -seers will go higher up.
Fashionable florists here made 49,.
curing the open purse season. In onn - n.
swell shops yesterday American 49,
roses and violets were worth iust 49,.
their weight in gold Some or tho 49,.
tabled Sold rangei In mira e. -,
TO $36 a dozen. Other yarietfea - y ~
ranged from So to $25 dozen, violet. . ,sss.
selling for 80 a hundred. and q hwnSsss
or two make very nice bunch. Ana ~
shop was crowded. and no one protss, =. 1.
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after asking such prices a. now r,is ~
their delicate wares. -
The policemen OF New Yerk ara asit.,-
ing for less work and more play a s
present managed the men put n 49, +
fifteen hours a day, but they believa 4. y
IL certain changes in the shifts were MAJ
they would swing clubs or fam 49,.
Willlis only eight hours per diem. -
members of the police board say thav MI,
not look into London's eight hour systS,, I
for come time the bluecoats will hsrdivg
secure micro leisure 10 talk politics "a
a year ON two.
Some idea Of the prosperity coming -
the shops this year may bs gatherel firm,
the story told by the proprietor OF Fifth
avenue jewelry establishment to friena
who called TO see him late in the after.
noon the day befoiie Christmas. This i,
good Christmas" said the proprietor. a
he rubbed his hands contente1ly "one ~
the best have ever known. Today soid
three diamond necklaces. One cost s22
coo, one cost $4,000 and another cost
sS000." Some of the very rich are eaner.
OTIS TO themselves.
There be balls and balls here during ths
cool season-high balls and low bails
French balls and Bowery balls--but one
Of the most picturesque is the Hungarian a
peasant ball. which happens annually on
New Years eve. This year the feature
Will be a wedding performed after the
fashion of Hungarian peasants. excepting
thaa an alderman will bind the bargain
Strangers in seafch Of novelty OH the night
when the 6veistful old year passes into his
tory will find it at the Grand Central Pal
ace, and they will at the same time COZ
tribute mite to worthy charity.
While wallaing along Fifth avenue ne
otluar day Frank Gould, who recently came
into his millions. noticed two St. Bernard
dogs led by their owner. The rouRh-cosked
bsaarses captivated the newest multi-mA-
liona'ire, and ithey soon changed hands.
Young Could wrote out check nor 5000
in oredr to possess The pair. He has long
been breeder Of ST. Demands, and be
latest purchase.
There are about 125 wholesale cndy
FIRMS in this town and the business =
reported to be Furnishing and protitAels
The confectionery Grade Tor theimetgoDo-
lis for single year amounts to $f0,00v4eO d
This seems an enormous sum- to- epenaHon
a pure luxury but Americans. hlEs tfelr
European brothers and sisters, must have
the sweets Of life even II they have y ~ s
dearly for them.
AS result of THE present laws governing
convict labor. seven prisoners we're ti&ea
from the Kings county penitentiary tnis E
week with their reasons gone. They were
made lunatics from idleness. confnemeni
and the discipline of the penitentiary Wnen (
prisons become feeders for insane cay,
lums THE chain gang ought to be looked
upon as meroiful method OF punisnmens
The war is responsible for good many 81
Things but the latest skaters Broadway
idol. Instead of asking the man pen'lu a
tina wet goods counter for a high Dali
the clever man about town now ca-es lot
a Spanish gunner" Wall street is respo1-
sible