Evening star., 1903-07-11

rots and parokeets, of the flats hail from
the Spanish-speakiag countries. and few
conversational ability than the power to
cuss profusely, and in terrific tone of up
braiding in the Castilian tongue. If there
is anything lovable or conducive to an ad-
vancement in what is known as the higher
and nobler in the spectacle and sound of a
green parokeet perched on q cross-tree
from the 10-cent store, close by the rubber
plant in a tiny Harlem fiat. furnished on
the installment plan, refiectively scratch
ing his beak and at the same time swear
ing volubly in the Spanish tongue at his
owners and all of the immediate and re-
mote ancestors Of his owners, then the
present writer his utterly failed to ap-
pFehend the psychic significance of the bird
and his meaning. The parrots and paro-
keets. confined in the narrow limits of their
flats. hear the complainings of their mates
in adjoining flats and they hold profane
conversations with each other when this
happens through the shell-like walls OF the
fats. no matter at what hour they feel the
inspiration to become conversational, their
choice being the hour when the non-feath-
cred bipeds are trying frantically to snatch
out little slumber to prepare them for the
trials Of the day. Again, the parrots and
parOkeets are constantly flying out OF the
windows Of the flats, losing themselves In
the smoke and murk of surroundings OF
which they have no knowledge. and per-
ishins miserably In the streets. There are
almost as many advertisements In the lost
and found columns Of lost, strayed or sto-
len parrots and parokeets as there are or
lost dogs. Parrot and parokeet hunts in
tho middle of the residential districts are
becoming so common that one scarcely
stops to watch the performance-small boys
shining up poles and trees to attempt to
grab the legs of imbecile birds. that take
wing upon the very pin point OF the IN
slant when they are about to be corralled
Even women Of fashion have become so ad-
dicted to the hOarse birds that they take
them along when they go driving or motor
ing, and it Is no uncommon thing TO see
women being whirled through the park
with the grouchy and unamiable feathered
creatures perched upon their hands, their
legs fastened to small golden chains held
at the loose ends by their owners.
They Are Taking the Pick.
The deft-fngered girls who handle the
manicuring tools are assuredly winning
their share of the matrimonial prizes over
this way. The engagements OF three OF
them. within the past two months. to MIL
Ionaires, and young and presentable mil
lionaires. at that. have been announced.
Two of these girls pursued their calling In
a building across the way from one of the
famous hyphenated hotels. and the other
manipulated her implements-not the least
Of which were her eloquent eyes, enyious
persons may mentally interline herein an
three Of the girls are beautiful of face and
form. Inasmuch. however. as in some
minds there Is certain disrepute attaching
to the practice of the manicuring art by
young women. 1t may be well to state that
these three young women who have cap
tured notable prizes In the matrimonial
market are all we'll educated accomplished.
high minded and in all respects lOvable in
dividuals SO that after all, 1t is conjectural
whether the mOneyed men who won them
have not really been the prize winners.
There seems. In truth. to be a growing
tendency on the part OF wealthy men, not
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here for diversion. to take wives from
among women of culture but lowly estate
in New York. A while ago 1t was announced
that a somewhat retiring young millionaire.
was esteemed an enormous catch among
the matchmaking women of society, in
tended to marry the daughter Of the house.
keeper Of his palace up In Westchester
county. The girl Is both beautiful and ac-
complished, and yet certain idiotic weekly
sheets published in New York for the one
purpose Of pandering to the craving for
society gossip have printed covert sneers
with regard to the match. An exceedingly
rich stock broker Of forty, married. not
long ago. the dainty and desirable cashier
Of a restaurant in the financial district
where he was wont to take his luncheon.
and rich men in Now York are constantly
falling to" the charms of demure type
writer girls. hustling young proprietor
of more than two score Of popular-priced
restaurants in New York, man who in
bial shOestring into several millions Of dol
lars. married a waitress In one Of his es-
adjustments. Only few years ago the
head of famous New York publishing
firm. a man Of millions who had been es-
teemed hopeless bachelor, went to church
with the daughter Of his washerwomen,
after having educated the girl at Vassar;:
and what Is more to the purpose, the mar
riage has been a conspicuously happy one.
A Brand-New One.
There came near being an invasion of Mr.,
Roosevelt's summer home down on Long
Island the other day that would have kept
the Oyster Bay constabulary busy for
day and probably night. A fellow with a
characteristic New Yorkesque or ragtime
sense of humor wrote an advertisement,
and took it to the business offices of all of
the New York newspapers. to the general
effect that the President desired to have
appear before him. at his Sycamore Hill
home, the parents of all families over ten
in number, such families Of children to ac-
company the parents on the visit to the
President and no race. white or black, for
eign or domestic, excluded. The advertise
ment further went on to state that the
parents of the larges families Of children
presenting themselves before him with the
children would receive money prizes, rang
Ing In amounts from 500 down, in addition
to having their travelling expenses paid out
of the Presidents pocket. The President,
the advertisement continued. desired optical
and visible assurance that his fears as to
race suicide were in no danger Of realiza-
ton. The advertisements were of course
refused at all Of the newspaper Offices, and
the police were put on the trail Of the lu-
natic who thus gave evidence of possessing
SO twisted an idea of humor. but they
haven't landed zhim up to the present writ
ing. There Is probably no way under the
New York state law that they could punish
him for thus frivoling with the name of
the President of the United States, but they
could and no doubt would cast a SOLDERING
scare into him If they got hold Of him.
Overworked Harmony.
These grisly jokes perpetrated in tho ad-
vertising columns Of New York newspapers
are happening all the time. Not long ago
some tremendously funny chap. village
cut-up OF the deepest dye, inserted an ad-
vertisement in one Of New York's italian
dailies to the effect that Paul Dresser, the
hugely adipose composer Of popular songs.
among them 1.-THE Blue and the Gray" de-
sired to have all OF the proprietors of street
pianos and barrel organs whose machines
included 1.-THE Blue and the Gray among
their tones to play that tune outside Of his
Broadway hotel between and o'clock in
the morning The word as to this got up
and down the line among the Italian organ
grinders. and nearly two hundred Of the
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