The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-12

curious design had slipped down over HI.
hand he talked irterestedly with his com
panion. After a time lie began TO ieel
| himself tho centre Of attraction and blush
ing furiously showed the offending piece OF
lewelry up out Of sight
II afterward proved that he was vo,1ny
Russian architect VIII o is visiting New YORK.
and doubtless he was carrying about with
him memento OF his lady love al home
As a matter Of fact It's not unusual in Russia
or in Germany for men 10 wear such articles
OF jewelry.
why, Mary, how did you break tina,
pretty plate?' exclaimed the mother Of a
pretty four year-old to her daughter
why, I'll show you, mamma, it was
just like this" and taking up another biz
OF china from the table, she gave practical
demonstration by letting IT dash into a
thousand pieces on the hardwood floor Of
the dining room.
Dumb walters supplied on short notice.
is sign seen in upper Broadway.
1t moved a hotel man who caught sight
OF il from the street car window 10 exclaim:
AS impossible as TO get dumb barber
and though the women passengers hadn't
been through the experience which
prompted the remark they smiled sympa-
thetic0lly.
Operagoers at the Metropolitan would
be surprised if the Herr Direktor should
set up lunch counter in the foyer and
serve franldurters cheese beer and the
like, but that Ia what they do in Germany
A bright young woman. just ret urned
from the other side was recently telling
her experiences abroad. which included
that of the opera lunch counter. 1t was
IN Rarfir, that ahp tn,f, irs -.
custom.
After the first act Of the opera every
one left the house. Her COMPANION, an
American, was as much mystihed az the
girl herself at this sudden exit Of the au-
dience
Come along" said the girl dragging
her companion after her. If there's any
thing doing I want to see it And with
American enterprise she joined the pro-
oession.
1t led her up two fights of stairs and
into a room. across the end of which was
lunch counter. Every one seemed 10
be patronizing it. so she and her friend
followed suit. If IT had been a dainty re-
past she wouldn't have been surprised
but TO see men in evening dress and women
with decoletta gowns pitching into typical
German supper Was surprise to her.
Murder will out, and a Brooklyn woman
IL now verifying tho truth of the "a W
A while ago her faithful houseman John
son, at her bidding revarnished her draw
ing room floors Strange TO say, they
failed to dry Day after day passed and
still they remained as If freshly done and
furthermore, they had tho appearance
OF having been sanded
johnson stoutly declared he had FOL
lowed the usual method, but the upshot
OF the matter was that the floors had 20
be scraped and entirely done over
The secret - finally out. a few NOM
ings ego pateriamiias thought he'd Ike
some buckwheat cakes and the cook was
despatched to the lower regions for some
fine Vermont maple syrup, of which there
should have been several cans, but none
was to be found Every nook and ;'oraer
of the cellar was Tansacked, but TO no puT-
pose
Finally, when johnson came to be ques-
toned. great light seemed 10 break upon
his miStress's mind.
"Varnish,' she gasped. and Johnson,
though colored, turned pale
Equal parts OF yaInish and wood alcohol.
he quoted. and then exploded with but
got the maple syrup can instead
New York isn't patriotic city. asserted
d little woman who makes favor for
big catering firm in Fifth avenue tho other
day. -No, it's not. II it were that pie
pointing to a huge Jack Homer pie for
Birthday which she had
just dressed up with plenty OF patriotic
symbolism, would sell before IL was on
the counier n minute.
"Pll wager that il will be left over There
isn't a bit of patriotism in this town al
least not compared with Philadelphia
IT'S too cosmopolitan. This city; there
are too mary foreigners in il for tie people
to feel truly patriotic. All my iavorS
for home trade must have touch Of French
or German in the decoration cr they
won't SELL
Woman's safe Depository.
From the Philadelphia Record