The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-02-24
DIANA GOES A VISITING.
N~EIGHBORLY CALL ON THE NEW
MADISON SQUARE STATUES.
she Tells the Wis., Mea % the New Ceart House
About This Town. and Discusses with the
IawEivers the New Problems Of the
Time, which. However, Seem 10 he Old.

Time, which, However. Seem 70 ne Oio.
Nisat time in Law givers' row on top Of the
new Appellate Division Court Building In
Madison square. The prophets and legis-
Ltors showing all white and newly done
AGAINST the sky. while the clang OF cable cars
arriving round Broadway and the stir OF
vehicles and people walking on the avenue
are borne upward.
Now and again a house door opens to admit
tome-coming occupants. The high park
lsht, flicker over Moses's curling beard and
hiring out Mahomet's features. touch up the
,oiut, OF Justinian's crown and convert the
scroll in Nanu's hand TO "A thing OF silver.
Iycurgus, Drawing the air bare headed in
SPARTAN fashion. shows out in fine Keller,
and Confucius. Scion. Ioroaster, King Alfred
and King Louis are duly prominent. seemingly
absorbed in making calculations "a to the
number Of bricks in the opposite wall or the
composition of the chimney tops.
There they are, strangers In a new country,
feeling hardly to rights YET in their novel
oua-tar, when a visitor pops in all unet-
na,tad Diana of the Garden tower came TO
mako neighbors with them. having swung
herself down over the intervening housetops
as lightly IA a snowflake or "a thistle bloom
and seemingly with a. little inconvenience
I've been wanting to come ever since you
cot here" she said, bowling COMPLEMENTARY
u the group and perching herself on the
narapet beside SCION. But | have to watch
Che chance for getting of from the garden.
preside personally, you know. over sports
snd pleasures and there's always something
doing
sports and pleasures" said the Athenian
leader. Il believed you to be patroness OF
the chase and marriage"
He spoke cordially having noticed the
stiffness Of Moses greeting and seen that
tonfucius looked rather indifferent.
And We understood that you held rather a
~rrsctical Office here and pointed the winds for
mortals. 10 put in Lycurgus.
oh, yes. did take aim at the winds
regularly when | first came here" laughed
the goddess, but | got tired doing work and
nov face in whatever direction | will. I'm
the sworn patronesS Of females and mar
rage, and vet retain my interest in animals.
meaning different Things to different peoples
lust - lid in old times. Fashion has come
into my scope no " and all frolics and athletics
You all know me. she went on. conf
IDENTIFY. That j.. all who studied at tho
colleges OF old Egypt and Asia Minor. or
course, these young mobiles who lived within
the last 1900 years have only word Of me,
and perhaps | need Introduction To the great
Hriuo and the great Chinaman. Bat from
the mr., hint | gor ~ your coming was pleased
a, getting such distinguished company within
easy call The more the merrier. And |
t.u come to see you without touching earth.
We have wondered If you did not find II
lonely sometimes IN 20 isolated a position,
,lId Xproa ,ter. much taken with Diana :
sprlEhtliuc,~ aud beauty.
No' often" -aid the goddess Even in
the midst Of "A thick snow or rain>torm that
smut. me from sight the goSsips are Hbont
NO. The winds tell news from their different
points of view Al the diSanectod airs ol
any moment make II convenient TO drift hN
MY tower on their way ont Of town. Always
row ideas. styles and Inspirations are rush
lur IN on the air currents. And the stories
rpld me are amusing. Just before ] came
down here tonight a number of pla yed-out
musical airs we're IA altering To take their de-
rdrture in company. They said they had got
t. be chestnut, and we're going OIL south to
renew their youth
Had got to be ches'ruts'" said King Alfred
the Great I'm English. you know. but |
confess | don't understand
Why. that's an old expression It's a
chestnut itself. -aid Diana. 1t wouidu I
cu' a hat Of ice a. slang goes now
slang" repeated the Saxon. What is
that. Has English changed? | feel rny-eii
Nrry ignorant
lfAallNA IA 'NAs'' "a
since your day, auswered Diana, but you
neeinf he abi>hed Slang Is a distinct
branch Of speech grated onto the origInal
stock. II comes in handy sometime, being
graphic and picturesque.
Then that 4, the talk the street urchin en-
played lately when he called us old guys and
hrathcn~ and delivered a TRADE about ~ that
Kept hi mi mons laughing. aid Alfred
30 King Louis IL. who wa paying 'lo,e al
tert.ou.
Have We been much discussed b sight
.s.r,s" he went on. Well, | should LAY 50
sud some Of US have learned what fame is
and what il means to be snubbed
How 90" inquired the eodde-., Who hac
been looking covertly at Confucius, a. II tC
make out when and where she had ever seer
bum before.
Ten persons out Of twelve who look "
over. said Alfred, ask who Manu- i; what
he ever did and why he is here presiding over
court Manu-, who wrote his twelv" great
books on the duties OF man and marriage
'"femonials and obServances-.
Marriage observances Interrupted
p'ana Then he's another one Of YOU whom
wish 10 talk with partiCUla rly. So many
o. ny MARRIAGES break of or turn out ju~t
N"h"tn"i The modern m~srTlag" question
= 10 q muddle They think OF changing the
ri,"d states Constitution in regard to It
lhof" are Just a, many. of my females all
g." time wanting to be helped ont II mar
uaso sS want 10 be helped into il
That = a new presentation of tho question.
sali Alfred. But listen. uot only Manu- but
oar tUdry headed old LOrOaster d, conrIn-
Daiy beng made sensible Of his msignin-
cameo in popular estimation 'Zoroasrer
wei, who IN the world WAS he,' a handsoine
lsly inquired. lately looking that personaEe
IN 10 the face, Her escort said that in his
nhud Lprosster was somehow associa ted
Win a personal devil and fire worship. but
LIE gouluH't remember his nationality
Regarding King Louis people ask IL no
- it" monarch ia" curved slipper heels were
called alter. OF the on" that gave rise TO a
Dat' 'ular s'yl" of house decoration Few
I"Hl ANYTHING about ju~tinian except that
l." ntrricd al act re~S and made her n good
bN.Ndui, although a Young elbow with some
.,s'' looking apparatus fitted 10 his nose.
i''HrN"i uns day that he could meyer for
g. hun for hi treatment Of Bell riu~
l'"} a--o"iste MAhum"t almost entirely
49, hIueb"aTd and his many wives. And
!uf myself they refer Ia nothing hut the
!.'uulpu- story OF hIdlny in the .cowh.rl'i
H.
ON. Won mustn't mind They'll soon got
Isw. a. Win YOUR fine points. said thana
tn-.UuSly This =. quite y town, you
k..r % good deal FOR folk To keep up with
.1.r -l'ed place. ! take H.. aid Scion