New-York tribune., 1905-11-05
THE REAL ESTATE SHOP.
Stories of Experiences Nth Some OF
the Customers.


steel and was coming to New-York to make
mora did not fill her with unaIloyed happiness.
She ACCOMPANIED her lord and master when ne
called to sign the lease for most desirable
residence just off 5th-ave-
Don't forget about the bathroom" she SAID
warningly, as her husband was about 10 annex
his signature to the paper.
"Oh. YES" he remarked to the real estate man
with a slight show of embarrassment. my
wife wants those mirrors taken out of the bath-
rooms; those big-er-fun length ones in the
walls don't you know She thinks they are not
well, just respectable"
SAY you know those two women you sent
me the other day-the tall blonde and the snort
brunette?" inquired a tenant of a real estate
agent who not only has a goodly list of rooming
houses at his command. but frequently SENDS
his tenants desirable roomers-
"Oh yes, I remember-Miss Blank and Mrs
Dash-very nice ladies, too Didn't they pay
their rent all right?''
"Oh thew have the money" replied the tenant
with a sniff. as she viciously signed her check
for the next months rent, "but they are foXJ''
very foxy. And they are artistic and IN pisih
English cranks. The other morning Mrs Dash
dropped in to my room and remarked; You
know Miss Blank is lovely girl, but she mas
one popularity. She hates green hanglnss-
L
you Could you not, in just your diplomatic
way, remove those green portieres in her room!
I'll see that others are hung. like green, but
as 1 said before, Miss Blank is just a little pc
culiar and we must handle her carefully Inc
next day have visit from Miss Blank ana
this time it is Mrs Dash who is a bit peculiar
She hates carpets with figures in 'en- Woud
1 mind taking out that lovely moquette rug and
she would that plain filling was laid. Per
hui
Mrs. Dash, etc.
'Oh, don't mind taking out my things and
letting them put in theirs, but why didn't they
just say frankly that they wanted to use some
of their own furnishings without laying the
fault finding each other They might know
a New-York landlady could read their little
ruse."
well dressed, prosperous looking woman Of
middle age recently called on a prominent real
estate dealer in search of modern. comfortable
home in a desirable residential district She
finally selected house at a figure which as
tonished the dealer. He had estimated her pur-
chasing powers at a more modest Ac-
companying her on every occasion was much
younger man, who seemed greatly interested in
the purchase. He was too old to be her son,
too young to be a brother and too practical
looking to te protege cut for artistic ca
rived, the matron called alone. and having af-
fixed her signature to the document she leaned
back in the chair with satisfied sigh.
'I presume you would like to know about the
er-young man who has been calling with me-"
she said with siinper and cough that should
have told the real estate man everything.
Il have really wondered what you thought OF
him. she continued with the air which demands
some sort Of reply.
your legal adviser. perhaps?" said the inno-
cent real estate man.
You're wrong You're wrong" simpered the
matron of advanced years. tapping the dealers
arm with her lorgnette. He Is my fance-
We're to be married next week. You see we
wanted to get everything settled My goods
will be taken out of storage and moved into
new home within the next three days. and then
there will be only thing left TO do-the body
of my late 1amented husband must be perrna-
nentIy buried. will have it removed from its
temporary resting place to Greenwood 1 be-
lieve that is all there is left to attend to in the
moving and settling Iine-and then III be ready
to start afresh-"
And, unfortunately, the real estate man could
not think of a suitable repIy-not even If an
other sale had been at stake.
The superintendent of a brand apart
ment house watching his first tenant sign