The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
LIVE TOPICS AB0UT TOWN.

LIVE TOPICS AB0UT TOWN. ~
New York is In the rhythnlical grasp
Of a new tune The march, with its com
bination Of Sousa and syncopa,ion hearo
In every theatre and restaurant, from
musicians Of all nations lities, and whistlea
night and day ON the sidewalks, is the tune
OF the summer with vengeance. NO recthV
year has produced anything 80 Pervaaing
and evidently 20 irresistible The SATURDAY
parade gave the final stamp OF Official
recognition to the new air AT one point on
Fifth avenue eight bands pared IN sue
cession playing IL. II died away IN one
is only the beginning VI summer. hut the
new tune already threatens 10 develop INTO
q nuisance.
Greek servants have never been consid-
cred as m, airs Of reducing the difficulties
Of tho great domes site problem in New YORK
But there is air, ady an intelligence office
devoted exclusively to placing them. Not
II 60 into private lTuees. Quite number
are walters, some are cooks III RESTAURANTS
and others are Wallets. But there Is also
large number of men and women among
the clients Of this Office who 60 into the
kind Of service now almost monopohzed
by workers Of Irish and Swedish origin.
The Office has been In existence only a short
time. and the number OF Greek servants
employed in the city is comparatively
small; but they have managed to make
themselves liked and are In demand.
The increase in driving has been great
in the past ten years, and Central Park con-
tains many more eouipages now than the
mere growth in the size Of the city could have
been expected TO produce. The great pros
perity that has prevailed In the last lew
years and the removal OF wealthy families
to New York from other cities have all had
their share in making the number OF vehi-
cles 80 much larger.
The most surprising change in the APP
pearance Of Central Park comes. however,
from the recent popularity of the, West
Drive. A decade ago 1t was deserted, save
for the few drivers of road horses who used
it on their way to the trotting places further
uptown. The west side Of the park 10 much
more beautiful than the fashionable East
Drive, which has always enjoyed the vogue
that came from its proximity to Fifth ave-
nue., and there has been reyerslon OF ie .e
ing in recent years which has turned the
tide of pleasure travel. Now the West
Drive Is almost as crowded on these bright
afternoons as the East Drive.
The sophisticated children Of to-day are
as we'll informed on hygienic questions as
on many others. They are taught early
! in the action what to eat and what not to
drink A teacher was remind ed OF this
the other day when she ask ed one Of her
youthful pupils to tell her where the rain
came from.
Where the rain comes from?' repeated
the child. why. II we knew that we could
| drink It.
One stretch Of metropo Titan street has
| not been affected 80 far by the New York
+ automobile law. Over it's asphalted sur
face the machines make record time. The
| block Of Thirty eighth street that lies be-
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues ls the pas
sage to the numerous automobile depots
living further west, and there Is steady
procession Of the vehicles all day, and until
, very late at night The chaufeurs, chafing
under the espionage OF the bicycle police
mined to have at least one dash OF speed
before they reach home. So the machines
fly like the wind down to Sixth avenue.
! The nhahitants OF the block tell hair-rais'
ing stories Of their marvellous escapes ~her
they have had the courage to attempt to
cross the street and children are tau CHI
that, whatever may happen. they are not &c
/ leave the sidewalk. Naturally, there II
! no limit to the establishment Of the jewellers
| in the street that a law should be stringent
| on Fifth avenue but apparently inoperativs
just around the corner
Sixty Thousand photographs OF actor
are a part of the theatrical collection q
f. j. Wendell. which Is to-day about thu
most valuable in existence. These photo
graphs show all the famous actors Of thi
country in their most noted parts. In som'
= cases the collection includes every pictur,
an actor has had taken Thus Mr.. Wendell
believes that he has every photograph
| made Of Edwin Booth, and he also think
that his collection Of Nine. Modjeska 7
pictures is about as complete, OF course
there are many minor actors Of whom on
photograph is quite enough. and some player
will probably never be honored with pac
tn this gallery. The beginning Of the coDec
ton which has acquired such imp ortan
! dimensions was gathering OF the like
| nesses OF the actors In the original pro
Boucicault gave the drama first at Wallack'
| In 1874.
After Deputy Police Commissioner Pipe
| went abroad to inspect the London cops
Gen Greene received a letter from a -hobby
Offering to come over here and help i'm
prove our force He was told in a courteou
letter that 1t couldn't be. Now that Deput
Commissioner Ebstein Is In Berlin tryin!
to get points on the police OF that city
some well-meaning German has writer
to Gen. Greene offering TO make cortrac
to supply the depart ment with men WIZ
at present on the Berlin police force. H.
SAYS he can get a batch started over her
as early as October. The Berlin cop re
ceives less than one-third the salary tina
is doled out to an individual member o
our "fnest' Gen. Greene has not We
heard from Dublin.
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