The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-25
LIVE TOYICS ABOt r TOM.

LIVE TOpICS ABOtT TOM.
Little Esther was bright by nature and had
learned readily all that school taught her
Deficiencies ia her general education were
the result of her home training, or, rather,
the neglect OF IT, The new teacher realized
this when Esther after several saturdays
had passed, waxed grimier and untidier
Then her mother got a note from the teacher.
The next day young woman, Respondent
in feathers and thin satin, called 10 see me
teacher,
"You wrote about my sister"
The teacher admitted the charge.
well, my mother wants to know what
You think Esthers sent 10 school TOTO
learn or to be smelt"
The depression caused in the architects
profession by the building strikes has be-
come serious One of the largest offices
in New York has recently discharged four
fifths OF its EMPLOYEES. II mad been the
busiest Office ia the city in the last few years;
Others less able TO stand such continued
slackness have found the present situation
very critical and await eagerly settle
ment Of the strike difficulties.
New York markets have offered this year
a more meagre supply of mushrooms than
any recent wear has brought forth. There
are the cultivated fungi 10 I've had, but the
mushrooms Of natural growth. so abundant
sometimes at this season, are scant In sun
ply and poor in quality. New Workers with
suburban homes have searched IN vain
for the mushrooms which. in accordanc"
with every expectation. should be nun1er-
GUS. Last year was not a mushroom year,
and by every known rule they should have
been on hand ,his year. But SO cool and
wet has the weather been that the supply
is smaller.
The ticket spectators have had bad
season so far. On Monday night they
stood in front OF Two theatres having i'm
portant openings. Wiling, before quarter
20 0, 20 sell good seats for less than the box
office prices At another theatre they
bought seats for a month. and expected to
ge; rid Of them with as little difficulty as
usual. Ths seats can be had any night for
less than the regular house charges. The
. spectators who have suffered are those
on the streets. not .he men in the hotels,
, who are regularly associated with the
theatres Their difficulties az present are
attributed to The tendency on the part Of
| New Workers to saw money and not
spend it.
There are Two members OF tho Alfred
Nose ey commission who have ideas of their
own about American children. After
| luncheon the other day several of the dis
! tinguished Engishmen were in the drawing
room with some Of their friends. In the
| group was portly English gent'ewoman
| whose crest bears coronet. There was
f; also an American child. dressed by it's
i American mother according to her notion
of the latest English style. The boys
| plump little legs were bare to the knees
| and q kilt covered his full knickerbockers.
Perched on a nigh chair, little Reginald
had hs HIT puffgd fay-u~e!E knses '--'
RAISE your kilt Aid let me see your pretty
little limbs. remarked the Portiy lady
! The boy, trained to obedience, stood up
and did as bid Then. still holding his kilt
| and eying the portly lady from head TO
| foot he ret orted:
Now, let's see yours
! Visitors in the Wall Street district have
F, Ind new diversion this year in watching
! members Of the Stock Exchange, on warm
| DAYS, summing themselves on the little ba
COMES t-de of the big windows on the
Broad street sidi Of the board room floor.
On warm DAYS each Of the balconies
| has two or three men taking the air. They
loIl in chairs and smoke, AND Their ease
| seems to be in strange contrast with the din
that comes from the trading room. No"
and then one Of the men will receive slip
| Of paper, throw his cigar away and dis
avppar into the room, 10 emerge niue
later and take his seat again On the
opposite side of Broad street little groups
! az siphtseers often remain gazing at the
| men in the balconies and watching iheiI
actions The leisure thus enjoyed 10y ths
| brokers seems to amaze some Of the town
| visitors One of them asked a policeman
the other day II the place was really ths
Stock Exchange.
the world" said the visitor, with Il disap
point ed look, when the policeman said i
was and that the men taking II So easiI,
| were real brokers.
| There have been four weeks OF Opera
in Brooklyn and the performances have
been highly appreciated judging by thu
! attendance But sometimes there have
been amusing incidents on the stage
AZ matinee of "Iohengrin,' the OF he
| day. the long second act had been cut
Lohengrin was about 10 lead Elsa TO th
| cathedral when bell sounded and tn,
curtain began TO fail. Lohengrm junpe,
| forward drew some Of the players VIII,
we're at the front Of the stage back, 10 AS no
| 10 be 81 r,Wk by the curtain, and IN a voic
that could be heard all over the hous
> asked:
r What on earth il the matter now"
$ / Then the curtain was run up again an,
= | the act finished.
Later in the same performance. afte
Lohsngrin had slain Fredsrick, The after
!, ants, in carrying the dead man off TN
l stage, picked him up feet first and used hi
D | head az battering ram TO open the dool
4 A battle Of stere0pticons wages ever
:, nisht in Eighth avenue, near Twent y -fift
= 81 rect. There two rival parties have ed
!, Joining quarters, and each has hung out
white banner, upon which picl ures AN
legends showing why you should vo,e I,
d A. rat her than Is. are shown nightly. I'll
g moral lessons are judiciOlsly mingle
h with moving pictures Of famous pri2
. fights and fair women in scant attire, an
lie most patriotic urchin will desert h
:: marty show when he rival sheet displays
= fQht or ballet.
q The crowd il large and apprecialivP, b,
! the prevailing sentiment waa voiced II
', | other night by enc small boy, who o.
!, claimed In disgust after long series
81 facts and figures:
ri "Huly gee' wish dey'd cut ont de x
IT an give US anudder mill
=, One way for college athletes to earn The
expenses nowadays is by acting a. sort
= male governesses. Wealthy parents who
Young SONS are being educated at hoT
by governesset frequently apply al Il
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