The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-14
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warranted by any difference in the flowers
themselves, and It was puzzling to tho I'M
sophisticated purchaser. Violets have been sent
to New York In the past few days In large guam
titles, and tho uptown streets have bcen filed
with husKy-voiced violet vendors who offer their
flowers at about one-third the price charged by
the regular florists; man in search Of VIC.
let's on Saturday asked for them in n florists on
one of the cross streets.
"The demand has been, greater than the sup
nice ones left. Here is a bunch, that YOU may
have for % cents. J. nave sold all the rest
The violcts which were offered were not in
good condition. The wSnld.be purchaser OBJ
jec .!;sS. to them b 1S;s and Sos the ib iiSri Han sS SDn Oct in tb,.
The man who wanted the yiolets thought that
he would look elsewhere, and Just outside Of tho
florists a street vondcr sold him a larger bunch
than the ono he had seen for 20 cents. and the
ers offered him large punches. before he had
walked two blocks, and the last one was selling
two lunches OF fresh violets for 30 cents. He
said that his flowers came from Long Island,
and that the supply was tho largest OF yours.
One of the now hotels in this city has two
palm rooms, distinguished simply as the north
and tho south palm room, and the latter one
has been reserved between the hours of 4 and @
as a tea room where women may 20 with pro
priety and discuss tea and crumpets and calls
and shopping. 1t has become q popular resort
for many women, and in the other palm room
were.to be found the men who wanted a cock
tail or q Scotch and bitters before the dinner
hour. The manager of tho hotel has recently
decided that tho north room shall also DO re-
served as a tea room, and q change has been or
dered in the manner of serving drinks there.
Several days ago a man who had bought intoxi-
eating drinks In the north palm room before or
derod a cocktail. 1t was served In a coffee
cup. thus concealing its beauty and injuring
..iVbat 10 thief" hc asked.
That is a cocktail, sir" replied the waiter;
mo drinks served here during tea hours except
WGether this rule viii be strictly enforced
or not remains to be seen, but the cocktail hri-
ihns in tbs appearances Of a cocktail" said one
man, ito offend any woman. If the serving of
tain hours, a reasonable explanation might be
found for it,. ! don't see any sense In spelling a
ffI have never h = ard Of any woman in the dining
room Of this hotel taking offence at the sight 81
a cocktail; Moreover p don't you % sec, see that hst,o II
every woman who orders a cup of tea here Is
likely to be under Suspicion Of surreptitiouslyy
drinking a cocktaili That IS the injustice OF ii"
The Rev. F. b. Meyer is the latest addition to
the list OF distinguished Englishmen who have
repaid hospitality in this country by abusing 1t
! soundly when they returned home. According to
the cable dispatches the Rev. Mr.. Meyer gave to
an interviewer a column of considerations for
IL "lChtunCSb VI hlS iubC hootop ohu ho "oue
wholesale charges of corruption and chicanery
against public officials in the vein 30 indus
triously worked by w. T. Stead. The Rev. Mr..
Meyer is the pastor OF Christ Church, London.
ooS ne eo GHms to ih By 'G Evange Iish IE,ot 81 Si al.
mircrs in London. This money was intend
cd for the establishment Of a chapel at the
Moody's birthday. The REV. Mr.. Meyer, with
his gift in his hands, was Enthusiastically re-
meetings in Boston and New York. One OF the
statements now credited to him is, that in
after dark, except in the middle Of the streets.
owing to crimes Of VIOLENCE: This Will be re-
one more blow at Kansas. ~
Owing to the death of Theodore A. Have
meyer, the New York. Coaching Club omitted
its annual spring parade last year, but the an
nouncement has already been made that 1t
will parade this year, and its meet will be at
the.Holland House instead Of Central Park. The
date selected is May z, and tho route will be
up Fifth avenue, through Central Park to Clare
mont and back to the starting point. On the
evening of the day, Of the parade the club will
Club. There are NO, moro picturesque parades
in New York than those of the Coaching Club,
trail Park comparatively few people have
seen it. Coaching. is an expensive sport. and
now now steted that 4 the .s old road Coach Pioneer is Is
to be put on the road again between the Hol-
land House and the Ards!ey Casino, on Easter
another coach will be run daily from the AS.
toria Hotel to williamsbridge and back.
The old Military Museum on Governors Isl.
and. which was filled with interesting relics of
American wars. has been dismantlcd, much to
the regret of visitors. and the main part Of the
building is now used as q storcroom. For
years the museum shared the honors with Gas.
tie Williams, and no visitor felt that he had
done his full duty to Governors Island until he
had seen both. The only relic which remains
in the museum, however, is the one that has al
ways attracted the most attention.. This is the
mounted body of Gen. Phil Sheridan,s old war
Winchester was a Biec%hawE horse foaied in
1862. One of Shcridan's officers presented the
horse to him; and from that date until nearly
engagement IN which he took part. Winches-
ter survived the war, and never made AN appli-
fa' is7s s0r after Il Ren q carc ere a Of great re a sU %sef GIG age
Gen. Sheridan said that he didn't believe
his superior rlGGGs0 nv as sn a d horse T for d teid s seIics e,n was
once made the place 20 interesting are now
slowed away, to be brought out again when II
suitable war museum has been established.
There is n little. low. ccilingcd shop down at
the foot OF Washington street, where Bibles
and rum nre sold eide by side, and the patrons
of the place for one thing or the other include
EI risS : . l0as sRpisn.' TG TuT nisce A A a.,od n {:
with a bar, behind which = woman serves drinks
part Of the day; The amd Bibles 81 les and and PRAYER y books
the town Is near the Syrian and Armenian col
ony, and some Of them are not nvorse to mixing
picty with. drinks, Above this combination of
saloon and Bible shop there Is n lodging house
where many ofits patrons live.
When Francis Wilson, the comic opera star,
offered to build a fort around the Soldiers
Monument in New Rochelle last summer which