The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-18
LIVE ToPrcs AsorT roWN.

spondence which took place bet him
and Mrs. Bradley Martin at California
hotel. Mr.. Grant was the first to arrive
and had secured satisfactory accommoda-
tions on the frst sleeping soom floor. which
were desirable because the house was not
supplied G Gh 1 s,sr mr. Maze came and
got room for herself on the first floor. but
her daughter had t, go to the floor above
Learning that her neghbor was New
Yorker, Mrs. Martin addressed note to him
thus:
"Mrs. Bradley Martin presents her COM
pliments to Mr.. George DE Forest Grant
and begs that he will exchange rooms with
her daughter"
Mr.. Grant was not disposed to be gallant
at the moment and sent this reply:
"Mr. Grant presents his COMPLIMENTS to
Mrs. Bradley Mart In and would like to ask
II her daughter drinks"
His answer was followed by an indignant
note assuring Mr.. Grant that her daughters
M sn .ent sssres TIA. he coSd
not comply with the request, since her
daughter did not drink and he did. and con-
sequently the stairs would be easier for
her than for him.
How do I keep in condition. said an
ex-atblete, simplest thing In the world.
l run half mile every morning.
"Dont you find it hard to find place to
run here in the city?' asked one OF his audi
ence. 4 should think the police would
Not where run. do it all in my own
room. On track, can cover half milo
at a gentle jog In four minutes. 30 every
morning just jog around my room, which
is fortunately large. for about Ave minutes.
take Ave minutes more. This ten minute
program is enough to keep any man q
ordinary habit in fair condition and hold
down his eirth. But you have to stay with
the game--every morning-not once every
few mornings. My daily run is now as
much a necessit to me as my BATH
There Is one popular summer job In
New York. A Sunday newspaper recently
printed more than 400 advertisements from
men, women and couples who wanted
work as caretakers for big New York houses
whose owners were to be absent for the sum
mer. The work is not hard, and 1t insires
luxurious homes in the best residence local
tiles during nearly half the year Many
hard working people look forward to the
caretaking season az a recreation and
rest from the winter labors and privations.
Tho talk was of a we'll known depart
ment store, which does not sell certain
Instruments Of vice, because it's proprietor
promised his mother whom he started out
in life to have nothing t. DO y With H. them EN-,
'but 1t sounds better than it is. A friend
of mine once made inquiries as to what he
could and what he could not buy there.
The foorwalker grinned, and said, We
sell poker chips but no cards; pipes. but
The salesman in the wall paper store
looked discouraged after he had written
down an order for seven different kinds OF
paper.
"All going into small apartment" he
said with sigh, that will look two sizes
smaller after these papers have been put
into it, l tried to tell her that the same
kind of paper in the adjoining rooms would
give a sense Of space and roominess i'm
possible il she had different kinds in every
room. But she wanted as many kinds az
possible. and she has 'em. The fiat will
look like a crazy guilt, But she s,r wont
kinds of wall paper to make her happy
An elderly mendicant Of benign aspect
has recently carved out OF the busy life
Of this metropolis a corner for himself
which he is working profit ably and without
undue effort. He enters Fifth avenue
st age at Blocker street and preemptinG
the seat by the door holds it against all
corners He coughs violently and exhibits
such signs OF physical decay as to draw
sympathy and pennies from most Of the
women passengers. He starts early In
the mornings and, as his cough Is just as
penet rating and appealing late in the after
noon, he loses no time.
"I've been saving $40 a month on the
household expenses since | had the slot
telephone installed in my apartment in
place OF the other kind" said Harlem
woman who entert aims great deal. My
old contract was for fifty calls a month
My telephone proved so popular with my
guests that for three months the fifty calls
we're used in a week. although l didn't
have Ave Of them myself. appealed to
the telephone company, and they gave me
the slot phone. which has to be fed dime
before It will work. Now my guests more
than pay the 81 so monthly guarantee. and
my husband can call me whenever be
chooses That is the reason had 1t in
st allied in the first place
The American shirt waist Is, in the opinion
Of the distinguished foreigners who come
here during the winter months. superior
to any that is to be had in Europe. Even
in Paris the manufacturers Of these gar
ments for summer wear do not come up
to the American standard. The result is
that all the prima donnas and actresses
from Europe who had passed the winter
here returned to the other side supplied
with shirt waists enough for their summer
outings Not only in elegance, but In con-
venienoe. the waists made in New York are
found superior to any others. One defect
that NAV be noticed in those made in Paris,
for instance is that they are lined in parts
for the sake of keeping them in shape.
This may accomplish its purpose; but it
makes the garments warm and robs them
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