The sun., 1899-04-19
LIrE ToPIcs ABoUr roWN

,nehI was made that what was left Of the n,d
''c" hoW must como down. Only the violent
,'"'.''s OF the alumni and the pressing need
/ Io' uorm'tory rooms have prevented the de-
stsuction OF these buildings long before this
,"uer president DWights administration
.neIc mas been generally recognized policy
" 'lhG away with the old buildings as rapidly
10 poSsloie south College was torn down TO
make room Tor the magnificent dormitory
erected bv Cornelius Vanderbilt in memory
q his son. William ii, VanderhiIt SnUtb
sn MtISe ih was torn down the next year in order.
might be one SPOT on the Yale campus devoted
ca m'ts growing Of real grass. There was a cyh-
morning the superintendent Of bniIdings AMI
ehrpnn9qs with his force OF negro sweens. went
nyna 9 snsse. sne enmons Sar iSarGhng with mag
NnsI WiI now 20 o1lliernts them utterly The alumni
nss Dw oade "SteFT sne f. cHm9r IA to have The build
cost more than to erect new buildings OF
enm.vaIsent e,ms ,s Gaacity. With the old buildings
closure unbroken by bGildinss VIII Viii be be nj. nj.
eh tphin.d' bnt II will lie harder than ever to fnd
SolIfeRe were rented for as little as 50 cents a
,ee meek - ne ne GhfaneS: rooms after the dcstruc-
sl.oO week. Durfee the other building con-
aemned, Is a comparatively rrctentious med.
Suites srn eudnSb nn nnb dm, Ths are two
tbs rev ton Winding wooden sarw@ys running from
prebaby pro 70 be- se; ,bSSh, S%,1m s S the Hudng II viii
o.
rec zee over until II is safe. The addition Of out
SIDE s.r, ire escapes viii tax the Legislative in
late laws to restrain undercraduates from
| using fire ESCAPES for other purposes than
'nose Tor which they are intended.
The final closing Of Deimonico's at Twenty
sixth street will not make the place seem any
more thing OF tho past than it has been since
| the opening OF the new Fifth avenue estab-
| llshment. The sight Of tho nearly empty
dining rooms at dinner time was in almost
! patheuc contrast to what was for nsrly seen
there Tho luncheon hour is as little like tho
previous brilliant gatherings which the Fifth
| avenue side formerly contained every day
| One feature VI this Delmonico establishment
| which has disappeared entirely was the group
OF Young men who formerly gathered at the
When thsv disappeared from Dslmonico's no
other place sheltered them. Seemingly they
wen went 70 their clubs. which we're the best In tho
| CRY, Tor the Group was made up OF young men
| well known in society. None OF the uptown
crowds that are to be found turther n iowntown VrY
y they are well llled at luncheon or dinner
they are likely to have little patronage at other
da"s Of the week. Large crowds. on sunday
Are likely to 10 f9l!pwel by small patronage
ment Of the Broadway DelmonirS's has lett
not pot. 2 fashion9hle restaurant below Thirty
| 1t Is not unlikely that the restaurants SO far up
WI some day enjoy patronage OF the same. reg
DlNrpS
| further downtown.
1t Is. Of course, well-recognized practice
In most of the big'slver shops in this city to al
low brides to exchange unmarked wedding
presents that they don't want for things that
they do said man employed in one OF these
places. but new wrinkle was work ed on me
! not long ago. A bride came here with a cab
presents and asked US to rXchanre them for
siiverware. She said that she KEEP all of her
silver silver in safe ronstpTeted fer It and that the
worth all the wav from fifty cents each up to five
and six dollars and we took them back at re-
| gifts as spoons and forks are frequently du-
nlicatedR IA and We are ncrfectly wiling to take
| something else in exchange"
| The burning Of Idle Hour" as well as the
| Andrews fire that preceded it by only few
| days, has aroused New Workers To a sense Of
the great responsibility that is placed in the
| servants OF the average household 1t is really
on them that the duty Of keeping housed ho'd
in safety is placed After a family in New
| York goes pto its rooms" said q woman who
has had charge Of an employment. agency for
son. some time M there is nobody else lett in
| depends on their discretion how the affairs OF
their derartms1 1t are arranged; It. is q Iues
we'll being OF their employers II is of course.
itnnossihle for persons go down into the
kltrnenS or cellars ana see now the arrange
ments there have been attended TO. The
lights. the furnaces and the res must all lie
le:tt le:t to the eyes pi the servants Fortunately
Iorltv OF cases worthy Of the responsibility put
on them. The number OF fires arising fro n
their negligence is not large One factor in
the recent fires in the city seems to have been
overlooked generally. Few persons seem to
for them. The end OF the winter found the
houses dried to q crisp BY the long exposure
to steam heat and easily inlammahe.'
Several New Workers have received recently
cards announcing the opening OF a new estab-
lishment which adIoIns well-known restau-
rant uptown 1t has always been Il tradition
OF the proprietor OF this establishment that It
was best for his fortunes to keep as near as
possible 70 the restaurant. SO It surprised no.
body after the new UPTOWN headquarters Of
the restaurant were nearly completed to oh
serve that alterations, had been begun In a
brownstonc house only few, feet distant
Those changes are nna ly completed. the resi-.
dence has been ADAPTED to its new uses and
| cards have been sent about to his former
clientele as well as to other persons who'nIight
he considered desirable patrons. informing
house is almost as old ani as well known in its
way ns the restaurant % which he clinEs so
sSs1y 6,s Ss1s he i IN
or two place. in which the public can crafty
s ,b nstnff for mi e at least that mgrh
Of a mile further uptown there is one estab-
| lishment that marks the, extreme northern
| limit to which such places have advanced.
One OF the girls presented at tho last draw
| ing room in London was Miss Utica Celestea
Welles a New Yorker who is said to be only
| 81 years old. and who attracted particular at
| tenton when il became known that she is n
| lawyer and was graduated from a aw school in
| this city Ehe is described as n niece Of Lady
| Cook. and her father. who is living in
! London now. is said 20 be physician. The
| previous lists at drawing rooms mover included
! a LAWYER So this vounG New Yorker is UNIQUE
| In the series OF Americans. or for that matter.
| Europeans who have enjoyed the privilege Of
| u presentation.
CHINITOWN $:5 DINNER.
Tbe Lees Gnye II and Outdid Their Can.