The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-22
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

The knee Of the left leg Of George Wash
lngton, as he stands In front Of the Sub
Treasury on Wall street Is shiny and smooth,
whereas the rest Of the statue Ia Of an en-
treiy diherent color. Many conjeotures a.
20 the cause OF this difference have failed 20
On any clear Sunday, however, OF In the
suIhnSI evenings, II Ia easy 20 understand
why that left knee IL 80 different. The
children who play tag on the steps Of the
around this leg that they nun, holding on to
H. 20 escape from one another. Thus the
continued rubbing Of adolesoent palms has
caused the shiny knee Of that left leg
The druggist smillnEly handed over a
packet Of egg dyes.
Like bottle Of this cleaner1' he sug-
gested' ITS very good for removing the
stain after you have dyed the eggs
lie wrapped up the two together and
rang up the sale on the cash register. There
Is only profit Of . cent and third on that
dye, he said, but the cleaner costs US
four cents and sells for 10. It's one Of
the ways we have Of getting back a profit
directory.
when I was younger in the business I
used to hand out that stun for Ave cents
a bottle, l had such a sale for II around
Easter time that last year had some labels
a packet Of dyes and a bottle Of the fluid
at the same time.
A woman never learns to dive eggs
without getting It all over her hands, ard
she comes In here for something 70 take
The latest advertising dodge is a gigantic
negro wearing an overooat adorned with
signs describing the advantages Of dealing
with the establishment he represents.
He IL about seven feet tall and seemingly
three feet in diameter.
Closer inspection reveals that ne Is in
reality rather slim and that the overcoat
II fitted over a wire framework. The
curious feature Of the outfit is that Il Is
apparently possible to look right through
the man by means Of a narrow window
extending through him from front 70 back.
II Is probable that this IL a variant Of the
old Snowman trick called looking through
the brick accomplished by means Of a
peculiar arrangement OF mirrors, the frame
work around the negro being necessary
to give the space required for their adjust
ment,
THE chatting dish bluh Is peculiar TO
New York. remarked rounder at an
after theatre supper in one Of the big Broad
the waiter placed the creamed oysters on
a side table and blew out the alcohol lamp.
That lamp was lighted Just before the chat
ing dish was brought into the dining room.
The oysters we're cooked and waiting with
others in a big steam heated pan out In the
kitchen when he took Tire order
The lighted lamp Is little bit Of illu-
sion that goes with the rest Of the stage
setting Of a lobster palace, and New Workers.
stand FOR 1t as they stand for lot Of other
Chadwickian effects.
This is a busy season for the furriers-not
selling furs, but sorting them. All the
retail furriers and the big dry goods stores
store furs now. They all charge the same
rates, generally about per cent. Of the
valuation. The owners valuation Is always
taken unless Il happens 10 be far too high.
Most furs are kept in cold storage. One
Zig fur house in this city has six cold
storage vaults.
An East Side Wholesale fish dealer who
supplies most Of the Jewish pedlen with
live fish has had a big automo bile built,
fitted with two tanks, for the transportation
of fish from points on Long Island.
The Hebrews, acoo rding to their religion,
must buy the fish alive. The fish were for
meTly packed into barrels with sea grass and
kept more or less alive in this way until they
to go along the Island, put the fish into the
tanks and cart them here swimming, at
less cost than IL took to pack them.
There Is one noise to which cannot
become accustomed, said a man who
yards and that is the baA-ing' Of the
calves which come into the yards by tho
train load on their way TO market. These
trains almost invariably remain in the yard
over night, and the noise is hideous as well
as piteous., My appetite for veal has left
me altogether
Sunday dining out In New York has long
ceased to be a luxury Of those who go only
10 the expensive restaurants. The oyster
houses are crowded. and the Sunday dinner
out has come TO be a settled habit with all
CLASSES. This explained the experience
OF a young couple who the other night
went 10 Columbus avenue oyster house
for dinner as their maid had night out
After they had been seated few minutes,
the wife bowed rather surprisedly TO a
young woman who had first saluted her.
why look, John, she said after second.
And il was Hill ma, with a blond COM
patriot, who afterward proved TO be the
engineer Of the fiat.
Inc uQfIlDeI OF NO" AOIhSAS WIZ H"'S
their laundry work done outside Of the city
increases yearly. One Of the railroads
has recently made a special rate for eI-
pressage Of this character. Economy is
not the only motive that has brought about
this preference for country work. In
addition to cheaper prices, there are CON
ditions in the smaller towns about New
York more favorable to cleanly work. One
OF the trunk makers uptown has even in
vented a box especially intended 70 carry
city laundry into the country and back.
The fair news vendors In the subway
have caught on TO the old dodge Of putting
rubber bands around magazines 80 that
idlers can't open them and look at the Pict-
ures. OF course, a man can take the rubber
bands of II he really wants TO look very
BADLY. II he does, however, he will under
stand the meaning Of the phrase, She
looked daggers