The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-06
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LIVE TOPICS ABOrr TOWN.

Not all builders Of large structures are
50 careful Of the future as those who have
put up a store on Broadway. The owner
hopes ultimately to acquire the whole
block, q which he at present owns only
half The arches forming the decoration
! Of the first floor are 40 arranged as TO end
in the centre Of one. When the architects
are able TO 20 on with the rest Of the build
ing the scheme Of decoration can be car
ried on with no damage 10 the appear
ance OF the structure.
I'm the London hat shops says New
! York er who has just returned from Eng
! land, you see practical hatmakers, wear
| ing aprons and carrying irons, in place Of
the elegant statesmen here. There the
! man who sells the hat is equal to making
! any necessary alterations In il and does
! Il on the spot. He may not be so decoTa-
! tive as our salesman heIe, but he Is much
handler,
To shoes with light tops New Workers
have never shown the least cordially.
Common as they are. CATERS still attract
certain amount Of attention and the
man who ventures out with patent leather
shoes having light tops Of cloth or leather
must expect TO- be stared at by his
fellow citizens. In London these shoes
are frequently worn on dress occasions
by men who pretend TO kee D in the fashion,
and all over the Continent they are affected
by the we'll dressed men who follow Eng
lish fashion. But they have never gained
popularity here,
One Of the plays not mentioned in THE
SUNS recent list Of those which turned
out to be successful after early troubles
was The Little Minister which has made
a fortune for Charles Frohman, Maude
Adams and J. NJ Barrie A. NJ. Palmer
refused il because he saw no strength in
play that had a clergyman for its hero.
Billy Brady, who next got the piece, SHE'D
the first act and would not touch il.
1t Is still making money for all concerned
in il and is likely to be a valuable property
for years to come.
Ignace Paderewsh is a great admirer Of
little Won Vecsey and thinks that in the
future the boys powers will make him
great performer. Paderewsh wanted 20
send the lad a present from New York the
other day and consulted Daniel Frohman,
suggesting a watch as suitable gift Mr..
Frohman was able to recall seven watches
that had been presented to Won V. CSC this
season, so NJ. PadeIewsh selected q gold
knife for him.
Hospital life is not always so lonesome
as II seems A New Yorker who had passed
most Of his thirty-two years in this city
was a patient recently in a private ward
Of one Of the large hospitals, In the next
room was a friend he had known from
his school days, and across the hall was
playmate Of his childhood. Not much
further along the corridor, with the fashion
able complaint Of appendicitis, was a
young matron whom he had first known
at dancing school Naturally, he was
unable to enjoy the society Of these old
friends to any great extent. But as he
said though not TO them, it was a salts
faction to know that they were there.
The police horses in the traffic squad do
not despise occasional graft. In Sixth
avenue the other day pushcart man turn
ing the corner met a wagon with project
ing board, and in twinkling the cart was
upset and the fruit scattered In every
direction. The bystanders good naturedly
helped 10 collect the fruit, but the horse
collected for himself. He had his eye on
a couple Of big rosy apples rolling his way.
His master, the cop, looked the other way.
Into the Detective Bureau at Police Head
quarters few days ago walked a messen-
ger boy, very small and very tough, and
slapped down an envelope.
FER Steve O'Bnen," he announced.
A stalwart detective sergeant took the
message, searched in his pockets for a
pencil to sign the messengers receipt book,
and found that he had none.
Want eT pencil? Well, here's one, said
the boy. The next moment the large
detective looked into the muZzle Of what
appeared to be a revolver-and ducked.
The boy pulled the, trigger and a pencil
appeared in the end OF the barrel. The
detective looked sheepish.
sCheel but some cops amt got no nerve,
commented Mercury as he departed whis-
Ting.
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