New-York tribune., 1904-10-24
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.

One Indian war bonnet is not very different from
another in the estimation OF the uninitated That
they are-aI of them-highly cOlored is. however.
q quality that commands the attention of the most
casual student their architecture and embellish
ment. But 10 the practsed eye of the veteran
plainsman. who has the noble red man in his
beIligerent garb. and IS familiar with frontier
styles in war whoop headgear there are individqa!
6is5 1ne1 s CEaWford tS poet scout after
luncheon at the Hotel Astor was strolling about
the Indian room, examining the trophies and relics
When he reached the IToquois section. which IS dec
GRATED with material taken ron t2e valuao!e @0i
is old friend! That's the very war bonnet
sent 20 Mrs. Converse more than twenty years
ago. I'd know it among a thousand
After much Juggling of cloth rolls q frequent
trips TO the door to inspect the color Ofhe goods,
the puffy little man was ready TO be measured FOR
his fall SUIT. The cutter took him in hand and ran
a tape measure along his shoulder.
'Thirteen!" he called TO the tailor who was
taking down the measurements.
The puffy little man jumped about a foot as the
tailor's answering echo came-"Ihirteen! ~ Say
TbirfeenI' said The cutter as he again put the
tape across the shoulder. 80,
declared the who was buying the clothes
You don't put thirteens into my new clothes
wouldn't wear we'll and If it did I'd have bad luck
roTned S % of al ferfyBoSf or lose lot Of money, or
something. You don't put any thirteens into my
So they made the measurement L 1920
A group OF spelIbindeTs were talking over former
campaigns at the Hoffman House. when they got
into a discussion the readiness of audiences OF
ignorant persons TO get hold ofsTLe points IN a
speech. Il remember one particular occasion in
municipal campaign. few years ago. was ad-
dressing a crowd down in the gas house district
said one old campagner. 1T was early in the
work. and I had only one speech ready. That
speech was not fitted for a gas house crowd. that
mostly an attack on the Health COmmissi9ner OF
the opposing party a layrnan who had brought TdiI
knowledge. IreferTed TO hin! in most scornfuI tones
surprise. the crowd appauded vigorously. tried
againJ9neS great haGteTi2ogsn 81 mo- aBan ac1
teriologist sounded bit Ike the popular Baek Sa3
was making the hit with the crowd"
Frederick s. Lamb the artist: former secretary
of tho Municipal Art Society. had something TO say
yesterday on the subject OF tree planting. Mr..
Lamb remarked that while every sympathizes
with the desire 10 retain old trees and to plant new
ones II must be remembered that in large cities
conditions are confronted which make this I'm
possible Important streets and avenues must be
utilitaTian without question, and no aesthetic en-
bellishment should be insisted on which In any
way interferes with this requirement. There is,
however Mr. Lamb went TO say. a possible
compromise between the ruthless destruction Of
trees which has existed and the IDEAL conditions
that in many thoroughfares the earth is so vitiated
by escaping gas and other eXtTaneous substances
that trees. when planted near the curb line, live
only n few years. These are also injured. and in
many cases completely destroyed by the wear and
tear of the street, the general traffic and the
heaval of thoroughfares caused by the repairing
tH etc But these condtions suggested Nj LAMB
not obtain 10 the space which is included within
shrubs may be and have been planted with
cess. Some Of the most beautiful little bits we
treatment Mr.. Lamb asked why it could not be
suggestion OF what might he accomplished was
shown in many uptown houses OF the later
French type Here potted shrubs and even trees
are used TO relieve the monotony OF the archi-
lecture The window box has untold possibilities
tain OF the residential sections Of Berlin
liable hanging gardens in the spring ana summer
season
The Broadway was. usual. crowded. A
brighteyed little girl apparently four OF five years
old got In with her young mother at Thirty-fourtl
St As the car started on its way. she glanced
around and then remarked IN neT hlgh childiah
After that of course. they didn't
Down n Chinatown there IS a restaurant where
one can get = demonstration Of tiu j-su without
extra charge If goes about il il the right way.
-Four young men from the Bowery went there In
the small hours OF tho morning recently and pro-
ceeded 10 make themselves dsSgreeable 10 the
C-t,naTnen and 20 the other customers. The Gees
,ials treated them with calm, Oriental tolerance
that apparently deceived the young rofi"ns When
-. 80 ,o nav came the Bowcry boys gathered
,,rA tho rrf-.,s'cso~ and ah~@" "''0 ''stf~@ II
- .--.~ ,"r~ 200 So 1o~ia-od - '~~"~-
.,and We won't pay IT, see! Pretty soon therell h'
s's 1Sss se added ,rias si ehoico soliets alte
japancse. III tnFglsaed by hts cyopred HeSd amoHg
sfepred int tise group and nav.a up = tne soeai-
-. ,. - t,rlst an ~ aneer- eu oa ihc buiys wud
e,5 ,rps,lcd hila olf sreeciiyss q. o' ats "3Afd
ia glhpprd curs 10 be nlio''esi - ~ '''' -, us
= ,ey dldIl's Cor ans more 81 J.ts'- A''sti mo
ntiis Jsu y III back u washing c'sAes