The sun., 1905-09-04
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.
4The thing that imp presses me most about
New York women,' said the man from
the West, .is their rapid gait. Out our
way all are supposed to be hustlers,
the women as we'll as tho mon. yet In ono
respect they are away behind their New
fast. / cannot understand why New York
women feel constrained to keep constantly
on the lope. They maintain q much higher
rate Of speed than the msn. No matter
what takes them into the street, ehopping.
iiosetsspt Rossasss leaving &. s psison q ornafy
looomotion looking after them In aston
ishment.'
sOf course l brought back souvenirs
half suit case full.' said tho tall girl
sThey consist entirely OF medicine bottles
Oh, yes. admit II 10 frsakish fad.
wouldn't give cont bushel for souvenir
match boxes and pin trays and postal cards.
but literally dote on medicine bottles.
make it q point to visit the drug store OF
every town stop in, even though I am
there only few hou rs. and buy bottle
Of camphor or other harmless and inex-
pensive drug. have been working tho
bottle racket ever since va little girl.
labels intact constitute an excellent record
Of my itinerary. tho date OF my visit to
each town, and the quantity. OF tonics and
lotions bought and consumed"
When the group on the boarding house
steps started to tho drug store for Ice cream
soda they asked the eccentric man to come
along.
All right said he. .Just wait min
ute
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came back be carried tall, thin glass.
What is that for2" asked the inquisitive
women.
ITO drink out Of" said the eccentric man.
Il used to take my sodas and phos pilates
out Of drug store glasses the same as the
to be sitting where could So the clerk
dabble his tumblers In that little pool be-
hind the counter. That was enough for
me. Since then carry my own glass and
drink out q thst; II don't happen to
Every morning fon week the careful
housekeeper had noticed that the pictures
in the dining room hung crooked. and every
morning she had said
Arthur, get the stepladder and straighten
those pictures
And Arthur had Strengthened them. On
the eighth mornin 8 he rebelled.
What on earth ails tho thines?' be said.
,hs why To.e wont tsy they hans straight believe
Not bit Of IT, said the man who was
fixing the windows. They have the tip
It. They must be a little out Of plumb.
| We come across many such walls. even 10
brand new houses. To all appearances
they are on the level. but In reality they
slant little, thereby making It impossible
to keep pictures In position
THE cigar band crazs,' remarked the
clerk In downtown cigar store, ii greater
now than ever before and becoming moro
popular every day. Formerly some Of the
clerks saved the bands from cigan Whenever
they got q stray one, and when they had
large number waited some time until they got
a buyer. Now the demand has inoreased
so that, they are put up in assorted lots Of
fifteen cents to quarter
At large week end party. given in a
summer home on the Sound. q dessert
served at dinner one night was. by an error.
not passed to the hostess first. 1t went
the rounds Of the table, and the guests
helped themselves. The hostess was pre-
occupied in giving some side instructions
to new servant, and the guests began
eating. Then each was seen to glance
furtively at a neighbor, only to be met by
a return glance OF stony, we'll bred I'M
passiyity; and the eating continued, daintily
but heroically; When at langth the
one startled glance, then looked hastily
around the table and burst into helplees
laughter. The guests had been served with
the hard sauce, which wa Q intended ss q
dressing for the real dessert, and they had
been bravely consuming the rich mass Of
'Hosts and hoeteeses who entertain house
parties should keep q book Of invitations
to guide them.' said Q man on q club car
which was speeding toward Now York
from Greenwich way, Il had q frightful
experience last week. dictated 70 my
social secretary note inviting q we'll known
literary man to visit US about the middle OF
September, and the note was put into our
mail bag. Half an hour later / received
by morning post note from the man,
cordially accepting my invita- ton for the
first week IN September. ! had entirely
him, but of course his note recalled the fact.
I had a moment of heart failure, but by
swift work we rescued my note before tho
mail bag reached the local post ONCE and
hereafter we shall keep record"
wealthy New York bachelor, who lives
in an uptown apartment and keeps . re-
tinue of servants, has troubles OF his own.
Early one morning the housemaid an
"A gentleman wishes to zoe you.
sir, in the drawing room.' Tho bachelor
made some hasty changes In his apparel
and went out to meet bis guest. The latter
proved to be his barber, who had come
to shave him.
.what did you do7' asked ono Of his
women friends eagerly. with a view 10
regulating similar situations IN her own
'Oh," he replied. Il asked the maid later
II she didn't know It was the barber. Of
course she said Yes, SIR and then I told
her that In future perhaps It would be
better for her just to announce The king
"1'll be glad when this 10 over oondded
the rubberneck orator to Q friend a be
watched tho visitors scramble to their places
on the big coach.
Il don't zee what you want to do It for
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