The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-16
LIVE TOPICS AMOUR ToWN.

rlsh's, which was burned out last week. has
been BY design and not by accident. They were
opened In the days when men took more time
for their lunch. and when many OF the private
families and theatres we're below Fourteenth
street. They have been crowded out by
the lunch counter and the grab restau-
rant. In recent years IL was only |
during the noon hour that they were |
filled. In one Of the best known of these old |
cafes. Miller's Corner. was developed me arr OF
cooking beefs,eak in the fashion that has
uptown restaurants. One man whose services |
were in demand for many years n preparing
Mlller's Corner, but he secured the old stove
which bad served the original cook there so so
exclusively tc, men who utilize every moment
OF tho limited business hours that the od,timo
Gsss T 10 s To- be ady
OF place.
Not only are many OF the new houses which
have been erected on the best uptown residence
street OF the American basement style, but 1t 10
noticeable that In the older downtown streets
the od-fashioned. high stoop houses are being
reconstructed to conform with that style
An architect who has done much OF
this work SAYS that the so-called Ameri-
because It lends itself to more ATTRACTIVE ar
rangement within and permits the builder to
I'D cross town town. residences streets in New YORK.
with their uniform. rows OF hish-stooped
bIownstone fronts. have always aroused ad-
verse comment from strangers who were
mopotonous. The variety Of material
houses prevent block Of them from msnisst:
ing this fault, 1T looks to me-" SAID this
ming to appreciate the possibilities in a city
house. Men who have been perfectly satisfied
sn TO and ak
can remodel their houses TO give them chatac-
ter. The house. were built in tho dayswhen
and they were designed by the bu lders them
selves The work OF the erchitects Is begin
streets which are comparatively new indicate
the great advance which has been made"
II Is not fair to assume that the men whose
names appeared on the list Of patrons OF an
English tailor whose agent was arrested n few
days ago for smuggling knew that their clothes
were brought Into this country without paying
any duty. The list contained many we-known
nance. and several OF the Nen were quoted as
gazing that they paid enough more than the
tailor to pal. the duties and have a good
profit left. None Of tho London tallors
Tor oTdsrs p p9 to- se his clothes here at
the prices he charges at home plus The expense
OF Transportation. He gets from $40 TO sl5
Government for duties II he happens TO DO
e. al m.tSols o so%s s. may a F%a
ina ns' u sSIy e sSys sfSa instance Sr T%ra
tailor sells h,s sIo,hss certain prize de,iy:
clothes arrive that he may get them at an Oh.
I; y,sTTy much on, oiths wa, way The nrop5,s,or
tons free OF charge. and. although he does
some mrndlng and repairing. hia chief bust
agent for the London tailor. The purchaser is
Informed that the duties on his clothes have
md that RI the New YORK agent does not attend
to the duties.
The auctions OF old Junk which have been
held at the Navy Yard this fall have not been
satisfactory to curio hunters. because the arti-
cles sold have either been condemned or are
old-timo firearms OF no particular interest.
or articles OF value only for the metal
in them. Those who have attended them
time. The demand Tor souvenirs Of the iast
and now an ordinary Inachete. manufactured
here and never shipped to CUBA, Il worth
chain which was stretched across the Hudson
at West Point during tie keyolntion was sold
wa. wSIs for n,.f a hron ,ssn y s
the only war souvenirs now that are drug on
the market, and they are common IA to
spaees, their manufacture Tor sale as sonve-
Hsvana says that the demand for old Spanish
weapons has been so great that certain styles
OF machetes are quoted at SIS in gold.
Glen Marlborough. the playwright. spends
some OF his leisure time In collecting old fur
niture and old Bibles. and II was the latter fad
which gave some OF his friends at the Lambs
Club q shock few days ago. Mr.. Marlborough
has been q somewhat critical biblical student
for years. and from time TO time he has added
to his collection OF Bibles rare editions which
he has picked up on his travels. Some Of them
he secured at barga ms. hut his friends whoare
the market price for most OF them. Mr. Mac
Donough says that expense has never pre-
vented him from occurring any Bible that he
Tan,ed and 80 hts p"y1'ises hold oE,
there dozen Bibles at fair prices and
had them sent to tho Lambs Club to await
.aS Ts 81 s. had SA ra.SsS
| through the outer wrapping. The first man
who noticed the bundle thought that i was
contribution Of books to the clubs library
but Bibles he was amazed. Glen MacDonoush's
name on the cover staggered him, Then he
pulled himself together and concluded that tho
playwright had started nm evangelical crusade
consulted. They said that they never had dis.
covered an evangelical tendency In him. but
admitted that It did look serious. A telegram
Mr. MacDonough witch read "BIbes. arrived.
CONSERVATION Are you going 70 reform the
club? Are you sure you are wellP' The reply
read: impossible to reform club Bibles are
library properties" and the agitation subsidized.