The sun., 1900-11-07
LIVE TOPIcS ABOUT TOWN.

known two years ago as that OF the author OF
The Gentleman from Indiana. and was gen.
orally thought 10 be pseudonym. is living now
at a Fifth avenue hotel where he works many
hours day. Every Princeton man Of his
time knew Harrington. lie was graduated
In 'ss and he was popular as an all around man.
lie was the President Of the Dramatic Associa-
ton. for which he wrote plays and acted them.
His deep bass voice was conspicuous In the
81 q club. He was also an editor Of the Nassau
Lngarv Moqr,irs, His collection OF negro
songs. which he had picked up during hls rnve,s
around the conntrr., was unique. The al,-
1 wa"s suc"es.fa lS% % in ia later ii.e TarSns,on
tastes led him into newsparer work Hf'er rrad-
nSiion. but hesuccest Of rs t,enIiflna,n IRON
tirelv TO fiction. and that is what he j. now
doing The men in the Princeton Inn, VII" a
typical gentleman OF Indiana himself and cx-
trenely modest about his quick success.
Chicago women have been discussing in phys
ical culture cub circles this Tast week the Ear-
CARGO walk In that town ard conrarirC i
uN'avorably with the way In which New York
girls walk one OF the investigators made
the assertion that Chicago women wax n "
they were propelled by windmill gestures of
the arms She added that they rot Only did
not use the right muscles in walking. hut that
club decided that golf was 10 blame for the
unsrace'ul way In which Chicago women now
stamp around the streets on their heels be-
cause those who do not play Initiated in their
walk women who do. This would be q serious
charge against golf for women II It we're
true There are probably many more women
II Nev York who, plav GOV than n
yort "ns wom.n s1 we're Aes hold np a. models
f"reisn.Te %Ssx that New ySrs ~o%:n SnSs 20. only
walk Walk KIN Psf md disturslnr ccas rr"bsby
female modification Of The ,.,underSradrnis
WALL" which was 40 noticeable In Eastern
ward from the hips. swings h: arms and body
and nut. each foot down With staTn "a y
4 were destined e .tav n ihnt rsr'iGulnr spo,
vIsd c X r and n'1s EVs nAa gs rad
do the TX kangaroo MA Walk a. "nsrscsiuiiy a. did
the college men the physical culture clubs are
justified In seriously discussing 1t
The people who assume that the Tarrant
explosion was due TO the storage OF dangerous
drugs said chemist. "aIe expressing sur
prise that such n condition should be tolerated
In big city. without going into the merits
Of this discussion, | want to soy that not far
from the heart Of the city is factory for the
manufacture Of deadly potsons In quantities
large enough TO annihilate the entire popula-
ton Of New York. The factory il 30 guarded
that even its next door nelghbors need have
no fear OF II. but the possibilities stored there
OF cite the imagination No one may enter II
without special permit The employees are all
skilled men. well aware OF the danger Of tho
slightest carelessness They manufacture. among
other things, pure snhydrous acid which is 30
dangerous that in it, pure state II Is not placed
IN the market There Is instant death in i'S
fumes II they are permitted tO escape Nitric
acid is stored IN another pert OF the factory
This factory reaize that a broken cerboy. OF
nitric acid would mean disaster, and they
ilis factory and others like II are guarded
more carefully than safety deposit vallt.
The returning popularity ~ old cameo Jew
ery was the cause OF a slight unpleisantne's
l,st week between a New York woman and
sirl from the far South who has been spending
the winter here They met az tho house Of q
mutual friend and on this occasion the New
York woman wore rs a belt-buckls an old cameo
pin Of curious cutting and unusual setting.
Il never saw but one pin like that said the
Southern girl
1t is a part OF set which my mother gave
me. said the New York woman, and am glad
that canoes are coming In asain SO thatI ay
wear it. have an old cameo bracelet which
just ma,che, tIis pin and am going to have
tNe caneps In IL reset
Ia tie bracelet oon nlete'' ASKED tho South
ern giri with m ion Interest.
IT seam, tn be. but have never examined
II closely"
the girl showing small cameo in twisted
gold setting The New York woman sHid that
not only we're the cameos like the one shown
hut the setting was the sane.
had ever "re "Se Seen d,riI;ated Nv father had It
made for my mother just after they were mar
The Southern girl was laborins under. great
excitement and the other guests rotiCcd II
Your set i canoes Is Ike one that my family
YES. apparently 1t Is" said the New York
4 have only ,hl, one. cameo from our set
s ,s., r. 5sv sy S
Snd had ID dacaed ' have X 'et
hi, ea"o boring t. nd the The. rest e the Sc,
we're Stolen from US by soldiers during the
war
after an awsard pause were married In 1873
and this set of cameos was given TO my mother
f. 1854 The war was sore years later ! be-
Later in the evening the Southern Rirl, offered
an apology, bui she added that che still hoped
N find her canoes In the North.
At The Union League Club thev say that the
most enthusiastic spectator OF Saturdays
grcat rarade was pretty girl who stood In tho
rain all the afternoon on the northeast corner
Of Thirty-nnth street and Fifth avenue cheer
ing tho rnnrchers as tired and hoarse thcv
reached the end Of the route She WINS tall
and dark aud slender and no grl ever en- loved
football game ne she did tho siRhr of the M arch
ing hosts She scorned an umbrel, and tho
rain dripped from her gray Rough Rider hat
on to her macintosh and beat upon her face
hui she didn't care Cheer boys cheer! why
don't Won cherr'" she cried whenever a line
or tired paraders wasn't still whpo1ineit II M
when they PISSED her. and evn,y time the,'
gavc tho cheers with q will When tho head
~ the parade hove In si;ht she was waving
p small American flag. bVt the stan soon broke
She waved the pieces 4 gallant marcher
stepped out Of The ranks and gave his nnr 20
her. That vent too, bv and by. and another
nan from tho ranks r"-lnccd II Whom that
went sNc received another. ard then another
until she had broken hnl'a dozen IN her dcliclt
over the spectacle When Il was oil over .hc
carried IN bundle ~ broken flags I'm
keep them for souvenirs she said
Several NJ the newspapers received telegrams
from Montgomery, Ala about o'clock on
Thursday night, inquiring II they wouldn't
like to have the Southern end Of the murder
al 1902 Fulton street, New York" Presumably
Fulton street, Brooklyn. war meant, since the
numbers in Fulton street. Manhattan do not
run above 200 The p' Ice however had lot
h.a - DIR laE Ifls