New-York tribune., 1901-09-29

tanning to the dignity. Of city. Already It has
pandstand in miniature square i ana "a an 0pe[a I
ence upon New-York shops, and many of its In
commuters have not entirely got out of the habit
Of e GaFyng RI 6yndeS as man b vino mas ,
he tried to share a seat
ter commuter as he started to 81, down He said
IT in a frightened sort Of way, as man would
who was carrying dynamite or something equally
What are you carrying that makes you so care
ful?" the New-Yorker asked, never thinking that
the question might be resented
man. y tried to bring some home last night;
the chimneys turned TO powdered glass"
Between Port Chester and Greenwich the
drawn line which divides New York and Connecti-
cut is crossed but the change does not appear
in the first town in the new State. Greenwich is
made up Of big houses, which surrounded by
fine lawns. The people went there from New
York, attracted by the fine view of Long Island
Sound and the bracing air The number of auto
mobiles which 10 the station every morning
and evening proves that they not real New
Englanders.
Riverside lines the next inlet through which
sluggish, limpid little river finds way into the
Sound A little further IS Sound Beach. which
has had q remarkable growth in the last two
summers. 1t claims a monopoly Of some sort on
cool breezes. big sign which can be from
the train tells how building lots bought
for s. down and IS week. This may have had
the place.
Stamford Is typical Connecticut town with old
houses many old citizens, and streets like coun-
try village. II is rich in pretty girls as a walk
through the business streets a pleasant after
noon will prove. They pretend 20 be shopping, just
as If every one did not know that they to
NewYork when they really wanted to buy any
thing. They say that every girl in Stamford owns
a Yale pin, whether she il or not and ii is
no wonder, for the girls the kind a college
chap calls fatally beautiful"
Stamford commuters have various strange ways
Of making the hours ride to the city pass rapidly.
weeks over a mathematical problem which was
so complicated that they can't even tell about II.
w ny is an electric light IL glmmerS?' is a
foolish question which worried them for some
time. and which brought forth heated discussions.
The buer. the greener, the which
the man who asked the question had for il. and
among the Stamford CONS and the photography
They discuss developers and compare negatives
Sometimes they bring their new cameras TO
the city that they may show them 10 other com
muters.
Committing is not the only industry of South
Norwalk; not by any means, for they make
shoes and hats and other things in whole
sale quantities The city of crooked streets is =.
comfortable place in which live however and
the Norwalk people know it, Their houses are
wonders how long 1t will be before they have to
rebuild the town And shuttersi Norwak has
gone daft shutters Every window every door
every attic portfolio has its shutter. Some shut
ters are red and some are green, but whatever the
Z color they seem absolutely Indispensable.
I Committing on the New-Haven road practically
ends at South Norwalk. 1t is true that there are
number Or monthly ticket riders from Bridge
. port, but they are lost in the bulk OF ordinary
travel New Haven has its commuters. but most
/ of them are purchasing agents who visit New
York every day for the purpose of stocking up for
! the New Haven trade