The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-13
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

the meeting cham bers OF the Municipal Assem-
Oily, the Governors Room. the City Library and
the MAYORS office. and Kennel explains every
thing to them. The other day two women.
escorted by man. appeared at the hall.
Roundsman Kennel took them over the build
ing. and ushered them at last into the Mayors
office. There they looked at the Mayors desk.
ga2ed at Secretary Downes. and examined the
portraits Of former mayors that hang about
the walls. One Of these Is Pafmecellrs portrait
OF clinton. The picture shows man OF
features so delicate that they appear almost
feminine. The hair is brushed back from the
forehead something after the fashion among
women now. and this. with the RULED shirt.
:. WY" said one q ise, women visitors.
there's picture Of lady"
asking Kennel a question, and both women
turned op him with another question; He
ss9 s1y w@r, r tSe' hsn end I'D
visitors went away. Halt an hour later the
ever have a lady Mayor " WV ~ ~
Not n ,oI ny time" replied the roppd q
the man. You told 'em that was the lady lady
TS ayS gPor Joke that's ,S Shat think
frends the city had ao~ leSy Meyor i9 s9 bad
Joke. II you call 1t one. which don't"
The three representatives OF the Borough o
Richmond in the Municipal Assembly journey
from their homes to the City Hall and back
again together on meeting days. Alderman
John ]. Vaughan and Councilman BENJAMIN
j. Bodine are Grand Army men. Councilman
o'Grady isn't. lie wants to spend the
time they are together in laying
plans to get public improvements for
the borough. but the propensity OF the
two Veterans Ia to recall their experienced
70 the field and camp during the war. and Mr..
political business S' SINCE Standardization ofS went Ta
into effect He has. however. learned more OF
military affairs than he ever expected TO know.
iis,cnct 10 long talk on tactics the last time
speech in which he declared himself against
TRcn a3a SCI o Rs
boat. The veterans quieted down Then
his pockets. Evidently he didn't nnd what
he wanted. for he stood up and shook him.
What are you looking torp" asked Mr.
The military look cleaned in the Alderm an s
I'm looking for the scabbard for my
The free shows OF the Christmas holiday
season given by the big stores OF this town
are nearly al expensive to arrange as q stage
spectacle. and during their preparation the
IN
signor OF q Dewey arch. An expense OF SO.
900 or $4,000 for holiday decorations is not
considered extravagant by the larger depart
ment stores. and competition between them is
so brisk that ideas for original decoration
have market value. One OF the mys-
cres OF the er,hessrss sursn,:
vaguely about art" aud the stage" HS, was
enough TO attract attention. He WINS always 10
be fount near pidnight in some cate VIII. =
10 oy be Tas
the :tass IN the Booth oid.to. M 1.-The other;
IN q deep rich voice with some eloeutlongry
restaurant aequaintapce with him were in
doubt as to how he should be classified HI
The. only basis for this was, his vague
hints sS0a, art and hi, studio
| window dresser and such q good one that his
services were aiways In dem9nd. Evidently,
he ielt that BY this Identification he hai los,
and LETT New York. The skilled window dress.
er. are comparatively few. ana In recent years
ingenious % IDEAS to snpep
intend all OF the decorations. The general
| prepared with the same attention 10 detail that
| a scenic artist gives to his preliminary work
and tho result Is not matter OF chance
| Staten Island farmers will miss the pctur,
| esIue relocated riders of the Richmond
| County Hunt Club who have for many year,
chased the dogs who chased the aniss-seeC
| bag across their fields. but the disarmament o.
| the club was unavoidable. A network OF troll
| ley lines has been strung on Staten Island
aud lands which few years ago were OF little
value except for a run with the hounds are
kaln nVtt To- h.n lnta
change has been tho direct result Of Slater
Islands becoming a part OF New York city
suited to the sport Of riding TO hound'
and i was Ter many years an Amos, unknowE
S%n,srs not only pSid ihs Stste nus Island farm
ers for all damage done 10 their fields anc
close they Invited them and their wives to
| ball. For these and other reasons the Statei
live on the sand VII
undoubtedly find plenty q sport following tn
hound; e the four or ye 9,hr5 hunt club
venence Of hunting at home.
The extent OF the up State leaven In the pop
ulation OF the city was illustrated In smal
way In the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Saturda
afternoon A New Yorker. who formerly live
at Schen ectady. walked into the bar and foun
seated around one Of the roomy tables six me
who. like himself. were ex-residents Of tn
Electric City. All but one had moved into tn
Metropolitan district within six, years. Tn
exception was man q wealth l We ., no,
and who agrees with Nat Goodwin TINT whe
| you leave the Empire State you do not live. bu
| merely camp out. or the others, four were 4
various branches OF the electrical business an
one waH connected with n trust company. BE
fore the sitting was concluded another, forme
| resident Of Schenectady came In and joine
and the unexpectedness Of II nd to q CONVEX
sation which brought out the fact tina
there were enough former. resident
OF Schenectady living IN the Metr3pollta
district TO form a fair-siZed club. The sam
may be said Of almost any other city q tn
state II In often remarked above The Bron
that the obituary columns OF the metropolitan
newspa pers dem on strate that only a very sma
percentage OF the men who achieve prominenc
or success IN the business political or proiea
sionnl world here are natives OF the city Nat
| uraliy the reverse II true Of the social worlC
although some OF Its hest: known members ar
from Interior communities. Tho percentag
| OF outsiders IN the editorial and reportorlal de
partments Of the daily newspapers IL almos
startling AZ q matter OF fact the reporter q
the editor who was born on Manhattan Islam