The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13
= a. 90 =.
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

nowadays seems 30 necessary to every
interesting episode of New York life
MIR. Gouraud decided two years ago.
when the Croker millions were more re-
mote than they were afterward, that he
would endeavor to profit financially by
ms talents as an entertainer. He wac
engaged BY, George Iederer for a small
part In The New Workers" when Dan
dliCtion
Mr.. Gouraud divided his duties "a a
Johnny with another dramatic aspirant
who came into notice at the same time.
This was Fred Titus, the former bicycle
champion, better known to fame as hus-
band Of Edna May. Both these young
men soon disappeared from the publicity
OF the theatre and Mr. Gouraud had not
been in the public view at all until his mar
riage to Miss Crocker.
In side street uptown, overshadowed
by sky-scraping hotel, is dingy saloon
different in no visible particular from the
many similar places scattered in every
part Of the city. Probably the men that
lounge about its swinging doors are better
dressed than most loiterers in such places,
and the English spoken there is not Of New
York. Nest Of it is in tone and idom
strongly londonese. Sometimes this cock
ney speech has the "Reminiscences Of a Cont
ueIIdl TONGUE IN 1LS nlO0ulHtlOnS.
These are Wallets who find there the occu-
patton they may desire. There masters
send when they are in need Of Wallets and
thithcr tn" men go looking for work. Those
who receive the highest wages and are con-
sidered the best Of their kind, are to be
found in this informal intelligence Office.
Employers never seek them there, OF course,
but send other servants for Them or the
Wallets OF their friends hear Of them and
send the men to the EMPLOYERS.
R,,tt bnr i.,, Il
ing the news that a valet is wanted some
whera. 1t travels quickly through the clicu-
tele of the little bar and. although there
is no official machinery. the business OF the
establishment is transacted with great ex-
petition.
The Dutch operate impresario who ar
rived in New York with score of par
sifl' is not the only person possessing that
interesting musical properly. There were
at least three of these before he came here.
Two are for sale in a music shop in Union
Square and the other is owned by the
widow of the late Anton Seidl Two
years ago Maurice Grau offered TO buy
Mrs. Seidl's score and she consulted with
lawyers as TO her right to dispose Of It,
She was advised not to sell the score and
sill owns it, The two others may he bought
by anybody who can afford the luxury.
ITutienJ shoppers WHO CeHSnt III lHlulHR
close relationship between locality and
price have often observed that perishable
provisions, such as vegetables and poultry,
are cheaper far to the East and West
than they are on the avenues near Fifth.
One woman who had tried the experiment
was demonstrating with her own grocer
over his high prices and told him in triumph
that she could buy the same articles for
lo,. oa,r
vince him, the number on the East Side
street at which she had made her pur-
chases. His answer was revelation as
to the means by which such reductions
were possible.
Il believe YOU" he said. because own
the store at which you made those purchases
and run it under another name. / send
there all the articles that remain here for
certain length Of time without being sold.
When they are no longer fresh enough
over to the other store. I've been doing
that for ten years and I scarcely know
a grocer who doesn't do the same thing.
Most of them have two stores. II vol arc
willing to buy stale provisions at the cheaper
prices, I'll keep them for you here and you
needn't take the trouble to go over to
the other place
But she did not want TO economze in
that way.
Not all If the restaurants succeed,
although they all appear to be so pros
porous. In cheap establishment on
Sixth avenue there is a waiter who only
three years ago was the proprietor OF
large restaurant in Fifth avenue. He was
capable and popular and the long dining
rooms were crowded daily with guests.
But the prosperity that had come to the
headwaiter when he left one well-known
establishment to become the head OF his
own, suddenly deserted him through one
Of the caprices OF taste so common In New
York The rooms once crowded were de-
serted and the air of gayety that had once
prevailed gave way to the sadness unmis-
taxable in the Significance of the fact that
place doesn't pay. Eventually the res
taurant had to be sold and the man whose
name was shining in electric lights on the
front is now merely waiter again. As
he was competent and we'll liked his failure
was more than usually difficult to OK
plain.
The increased simplicity Of automobile
toys is one noticeable feature OF the spring
styles The tendency two years ago was
for every chauffeur, his family and friends
to assume as many clothes as they posi-
bly, could and still get about. With an
increase Of experience the Importance OF
mere dress seems less. Only what Is abb
solutely necessary seems worth while.
With the women the tendency to wear
the automobile garments was always less
marked than in the case Of men. Now the
woman who has veil on seems to consider
that her dress shows sufficient Difference
TO the sport. The only articles that men
seem to consider Indispensable nowadays
are goggles and soft hat Few of the
other special automobile garments are
seen now.
One OF the valued possessions Of the late
Stuart Robson was a collection Of scrap
books compiled by the comedian with
great care. They did not contain press
clippings either. Mr.. Robson was a radi-
cal free thinker, and he neglected no OPP
portunty to point out what he considered
the unworthness of the clergy; He cut
out all the reports Of their misdeeds that
appeared in the newspapers, and for
number of years he added these clippings
assiduously to his collection. The scrap
books increased SO much in bulk at last that
he was compelled to give up the task But
he was always proud Of the monument
that he had raised TO his opinions.
The great increase in the number OF
apartment hotels in the city has struck
powerful blow at one Of the prosperous