The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-10
1--we rOPYCs ABOUT TOWN.


| difference to death among persons who are
supposed TO represent society and depior'
| ing the promptness with which they resume
| their ways Of life, even II they have been In
| terrupted by the loss OF near relatives.
1T certainly has got to a pretty pass said
| the old school matTon with Q Sigh. Death
seems to make no impression on the present
home ON account Of . death in the family
unless II happens to be the corpse.
Dan Dresser, as he was called in his
undergraduate days at Columbia. was said
to be the talest man who ever went through
that university. He was popular among
his fellow students chiefly on account OF
his enthusiastic interest In athletics. He
favored aquatics particularly, although he
shared with credit in the track events. He
took a scientific course at Columbia. but
went into business Immediately after his
graduation, TO surprise by his rapid advance
undergraduate. Mr.. Dresser retained his
interest In aquatic contests and has IRE
ouently been conspicuous In the yacht
races His three sisters married men OF
great wealth.
One of the models most In demand now
In New York 10 TO be hired by artists at
the reasonable rate Of 81 so an hour. but
this price may be raised In the near future.
40 great Is the desire TO paint this particular
model Every minute Of daylight Is en-
gagged for the next month and 1t will be an
unusual experience II the demand for his
services ceases before the end OF June.
Then he will 60 TO one Of the artist colonies
and stay there until everybody has painted
him, moving on later TO another field Of
activity. He is certain TO be wanted wher-
ever he goes.
This popular model receives less than
most of his profession because he happens
to be dog. He is a King Charles spaniel
He can pose for hours on velvet cushion
looking as aristocratic and bored as II he
had really been painted by one OF the
artists OF the Carlovingian times. He II
able to assume and hold other attitudes
equally valuable 10 the artist.
His owner delivers him at the studio
and calls for him or Ia willing to wait II
that is desired. But such an admirable
model is the beast that he usually remains
just as he has been posed until the sitting
has ended. Then he climbs into his basket
and is carried on to the next studio.
This is certainly the day Of the manicure
One barber shop in Broadway hotel en-
ploys six girls TO attend 10 this work and
there is scarcely an establishment OF the
kind In the city without its manicure. Yet
II was only a few years ago that the man
who did not look after his own nails was re-
garded as an exquisite Of rather pro-
nounced character. To-day he has his
hands attended to by . manicure as q
matter Of course and his friends never
think Of representing him for the habit.
One OF the City Magistrates was asked
while on the bench few days ago why the
fines he imposed were usually 81, IS or SO.
The law provides in most cases that the fne
shall be not less than - nor more than $40.
Don't have TO-" said the Magistrate.
-rll make this q regular bargain day
The next prisoner convicted was fined
81. 80. Then followed a fine OF AN. The
third had the amount OF the fine raised TO
$3.50.
Look here, Judge cried the chief clerk,
rushing over to the Magistrate. Make
the next fine something or other and 81
cents. will your Let's get this back to even
it's tough on me. III have to employ .
bookkeeper.
Joe has bootblsck stand at the cor
ner OF Fifty-fourth street and Eighth
avenue. Joe has q cat. which lives In q
barroom on the same corner Kitty watches
the men as they line up before the bar
When one stands still for a moment the
cat walks over deliberately and stands on
the customers shoe. II she isn't shaken
of she remains there until she sees q chance
on another shoe that Ia too well polished
She has a record Of having sent three pairs
OF shoes TO her master to be sAined inside
OF SIX minutes.
Postage stamp collecting h q disease,
according to Post Office Inspector Michael
H. Boyle. He says he suffered from the
malady himself for several years and he
ought 70 know.
people get nutty about stamps just as
they do about playing the races. Wall
Street and lot Of other things.- declared
Mr.. Boyle the other day. Il was a stamp
fend for about twenty years and began
to think ! had about the finest collection
Of the pastors that ever came down the
pike. / had about 5000 OF 'em. all told.
a few years ago there was q convention
Of stamp cranks uptown and Of course i
went. ] found out n few things the first
day. though. and that night l got out my
albums and did q little figuring. ] found
there were some stamps ! didn't have
TO complete my collection.
The next day ! took my albums under
my arm when ] went TO the convention
hall There was . lame. little woman
there from ONO, VINO SAID she was trying
20 ge, together Q bag collection TO sell for
q home Tor her old mother and hsJself
found her a. soon a. could and dumped
the albums into her lap.
There. take en- aaid ! They'll
do you more good than they will me
She wac ~ Ad 70 get those stamps.
said Inspector Boyle, that che cried. and
Was - glad 10 get nd ~ 'em that ! wen,
oait and had q drink on myseIf That ~
the last 81 my stamp oollccting'
sfea, many residents Of New York
city Who were born in the South, but have
i,.en here sino. MAJ tunss. k..p up . very
pfeIiy custom. Nhsn they leave town.
say fo Albany. wssiilngton. ChioAso.
NJ, I>Duis. 90 any othsS spot neoes~sIy
tot busine.s 90 SOCIAL pufJo.-s. they slss,s
register - the hO,sL a.. Say John N
Ollls.ri. Pad Vile. de or sbl.ndshnlns
NJ Hos.ll. hai,htosb, Tenn and ~ on.
sl-.ys f.sl-,s'ias from tbs oi,y of tS~n
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