The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-03
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@How In II, 'aAked an ex-Westerner Of his
latest tailor. shat I cannot get pair OF
trousers cut TO feel COMFORTABLY ] never
had any trouble out West.
"Well," answered the cutter, "in the West
tailors cut trousers much fuller about
the hips for two reasons: First, Western
men prefer things loose rather than tight,
and secondly, II IL no unusual thing for
men out there TO tote guns and TASKS In
make more uss Of the back pockets than
do men In the Fast, and that necessitates
cutting the trousers fuller. So, you zee.
you have only your acquired habits Of ease
to blame
A sorry sight 10 the once majestic steam
boat Grand Republic in dismantled condi-
ton a. regards her smokestaoks. along side
u Jersey City pier. Verify a sister In mis-
fortune to the Inflated General Slocum, at
present In the scrap heap near Perth Amboy.
In her palmy days the Grand Republic
was rated Is second to no excursion craft
plying the waterways adjacent to New
Il had q funny one thrown at me
the other day." remarked the man whose
hobby In conundrums and puzzling ques-
lions. "A kid nephew OF mine asked me
what color It Ia that we never eat
Il thought 1t over \ good long time be-
fore got the answer The color Ia blue. Has
It ever struck you that among the varied
foods we eat one may find every color
black comes In for notice In trufi1es, caviar
and such. Candied violets are Of course
matop. the orange. the green pepper, the
raspberry and an infinite variety Of things
variously hued Bluefsh 10 blue in name
only: and the blueberriss one gets in the city
are black. can't remember eating any
thing genuinely blue"
Strange to me-, said the man with the
opaque green stone in his ring. that jewell
ers do not make moro use OF tho jade. It's
one Of tho quietest and prettiest settings
for mems rings, watch fobs and large stick
| pins that l know Of 1t comes In many
shades, but to me the olive green Is the
handsomest. do not think there is a
setting that can be had at moderate price
that approaches 1t for color, wear and
subdued elegance. Bracelets made from
| the solid stone are extremely handsome,
but rather expensive.
Jade Ia highly priced stone In China,
and 10 used for all sorts Of artistic purposes.
In the royal palaces in China, and much
jewelry is made from the stone for i'm
perial ornament"
Il struck what was to mo new gambling
scheme down in Mexico" said a mining
engineer who had just returned from look
ing over some property in Diaz's domain.
Down there the sports gather about the
coffee tables and each takes loaf Of sugar
humps before them, and put the coin in the
middle Of the table. The man on whose
lump a fly lights first wins The game
looks TO be on the level, but it isn't. The
crooked gambler manages by some secret
81 81. hSSus p P p, to get drop Of water on
to select 1t for lighting place. I don't
know how fly knows a wet lump from a
dry one, but he does know"
I have no doubt that the peace commits
sion will find the recently employed Chinese
servants on the Government yacht May
flower all to be desired" said Californian.
had cause to com plain Of the Celestial az
servant, and II there 10 anything In cleanli-
nees being next to godiness they are rretty
CLOSE to being real Christians, whether they
go 10 Chinese Sunday school or not
A Warren street cafe famous for it's
collection Of pictures, allows women to
NAnp tho SostCiy IA VIC UOIuulB nOuIe
Many women 60, for the collection 10 worth
inspecting, and, manlike, they feel uncom-
Portable In place Of that kind without
buying something.
70 ease their minds the house has made
rule allowing women during stated hours
to use the extreme rear Of the bar. There
two or three Of them may be seen -lined
up almost any morning.
What do they order AZ a ruler q bar
tender was asked.
oh. anything and everything. Some
want little water or settler. but most Of
there are always some who want highballs
or cocktails. We keep the cherry bottle
handy while they're around
One baseball fan who watches the bulletin
boards facing City Hall Park has the rest
Of the bunch skinned in the matter Of
comfort. Every afternoon he squats on
a newspaper alongside the City Hall, with
band IS sid sas ss and n from hs point "
vantage he can wat Oh all the bulletin boards,
far removed from the madding crowd
that obstructs the streets. On his knee
Is score card on which he jots down the
details Of the games.
The fashion OF trimming shaggy haired
dogs for the summer has produce some
weird looking beasts. A stately st. Bernard
Is shorn Of all his dignity save the fur on his
massive head. the unhappy Maltese terrier
looks like good sized pink rat with white
hair on his head, and the much dootored
and decorated poodles are made to show
their skin and bone in a shameless fashion
Almost any good breed Of dog looks nom
descript when shorn OF his hair. The proc
ess undoubtedly makes him more COM
Portable. but he looks wretched just the
same.
How the season Is rushed in the New
York shops was illustrated to summer girl
who ran in from the country on a broiling
hot day recently and visited one OF the lead
ing department stores in search Of a big
white duck hat to wear on the beach. She
found all the clerks too busy Watching
the unpacking OF large case TO pay any
attention to her. Curiosity led her to look
into the case She gave one glance at the
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