New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-02
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.

iN"oNi'a"ie strain without abatement are the
9uanues OF the clerk in popular Broadway hotel
but the limit almost reached a few days ago.
Inc query Did Miss NJ. leave dog collar with
you was aimed at him across the desk by
young man. who really wanted know. and sup
formation. Il have been charged with wide
ment Of the cIerk commissions was Tne s S1
nent Is little out of my line
The popular protest against the Disagreement OF
the subway stations by the publicity promoters
was the subject Of lobby chat in the Waldorf
Few evenings ago. General Henry T. Douglass,
consulting engineer under Contractor Mcdonald.
was member Of the party. The initial mistake
said he. was in making such an expensive con
cession TO the aesthetic In using the tile finish
FOR the stations generally instead Of the enameIlsd
difference was hundreds OF thousands of dollars,
OF the construction a means Of transportation
DIT C. II Strong contributed the suggestion that
extravaganza would have been avoided and utility
better subserved IL the wall panels that have been
sIN@n 70 advertising mad been 'rcuSh nnlshed,
them
Hes worse than the end seat hog the man
who has 70 use the streetcars a great deal
saying. Il mean the individual who stares More
often this person is woman but In the worst cases
the offender is ! don't refer to the who
shares your paper for what he does is unuatu-
raj. But the who stares your face OF your
feet or your necktie is the worst nuisance know.
l was always much interested in the psychological
theory. which l believe has been exploded that IL
you look at the backs of IeOples necks YOU can
often make them turn around and that the in
sunctIve impulse of the subject to around
when so stared at is due the fact that his an
eestor away back. was animal and walked on
safety of the back ofhis neck which was the least
defended part OF him. Now. I've asked a number
OF such Starers when they happened be men
whether they were trying that any other psyche
logical experiments. but never got any satisfac-
PLANTATION is just cussedness.'
The New-York woman not glad 70 see her
friend from Boston. She explained that her two
servants had left her and that she had received
nothing but promises from the employment agen-
cies oh. never mind said she of Boston well
get along we'll enough for a few days. I'll help
you keep the house in order and you can have the
meals sent in from hot meal kitchen What
Is not meal Kitchen asked the hostess It's
the latest thing in housekeeping In this servantIess
age was the reply. They prepare two meals
day-luncheon and dinner-and send them to YOU by
express in beautiful tin basket in which the food
WIN keep not for two three hours. All you have
% 40 Is 70 telephone We have lots of them in
| BOSTON Inc Boston wOmanS face wore a look OF
triumph when II was revealed that New-York had
| no hot meal kitchen
/ thought the other night that IT last was 90
ing to meet automobiles who had consdera ton
Tor other street travellers. said Miss Madison Ave
nue.. We were in a hanson. A blockade ahead
brought us up with jerk. moment later some
thlng crashed into us from behind could tell nv
the chugging that it was an automobile It backed
| and sputtered and then pulled up alongside OF US
| A man peered into the cab. AT last whispered
| to myself. 1 have found considerable auto"
| driver was about assure him that We were
h hGI h t DIT beyond the shaking up and thank
on my driver torrent OF profanity ana tbras ed
the police station What do ToI mug lhGiadlng
! named; by scratching the enamel on my