The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-22
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.


about the st. Bernard benches, One biz
tawny fellow with white chest. a dash OF
white on his face and affectionate brown
eyes, was gravely Offering a massive paw
to his admirers. when prosperous looking
old man came up.
The dog attracted his attention at once
There was some talk with the owner, and th'
dog was taken down and walked about
He seemed to know that something o.
import was pending. He watched frs
his owner and then the other man as they
talked. Finally, the man gave the owner
his card and awkwardly patted the dog't
head. II responded politely with profferec
paw. The owner turned to the dog and the
dog rose, put his paws on his masters
shoulders and licked the side of his face,
L hate to let you go, old fellow, sale
the man regretfully.
Oranges are disappearing from New
York breakfast tables and are rarely seer
In restaurants. The old fashioned way
Of eating the fruit was too slow for the
present generation and in the opinion OF
this hygienio age, less wholesome than the
present method. So orange juice served
In cups il fast becoming substitute for the
fruit
A chorus girl much admired just now
was crossing from the Flatiron Building
to the other side of Fifth avenue. As a
gust OF wind struck her a New York man
happened TO be saying to 6 friend from
out of town,
That's the most stunning show girl
In New York"
After a moment looking somewhat
mystifed, the upstate man said:
We'll, don't see why you call her show
girl. 1t was just an accident: the wind
Every day brokers' clerk comes up
about 5 o'clock from the Broadway Office
Of his principal with closely folded news
papar In each hand. He mounts the steps
Of the elevated and as he hurries between
the two ticket choppers quickly puts the
newspaper In his left hand into his right,
making motion as Il he had deposited
ticket, Then he walks leisurely forward
and takes his train He boasts that he has
not paid single uptown fare in a year
A new application OF ar old advertising
dodge has appeared in the shopping dis
trct. An elderly. withered woman has
in large letters on the front Of her coat
Before while the freshiyoung girl beside
her has on her coat After" To pedes-
TRANS who wonder what II means brisk
young man who stands beside them dis
tributes circulars explaining the wonders
worked by a certain skin food
new restaurant opened in one Of the cross
streets near Broadway has already brought
sorrow to the hearts Of two similar and
smaller establishments opposite They do
not fear the rivalry of the new place, Their
clients are wholly in Il different class. But
they do not object strenuollsly TO the cleo
trio signs on the facade of the new estab-
lishment They light the street into
blaze that destroys all its old time privacy
block we're necessary to the prosperity Of the
old restaurants and the proprietors are in
despair at the loss.
One of the professional dunning COM
panies recently called TO the attention Of
the District Attorneys Office has invented
form of notice calculated to brighten an
ignorant delinquent out OF his wits. 1t
sends out flaming yellow paper labelled
summons and covered all over with i'm
portant looking seals and scrolls. IT is
unluckily for the company. too much like
the real thing for tho companys welfare,
and the career of the circulars will in all
probability be summarily checked by the
police.
Yes, trades picking up said down.
town cigar dealer. The customers We lose
annually for q month or two after Christ
mas are returning They are mostly clerks.
bookkeepers and messengers who receive
for Christmas boxes OF cigars which Keep
them supplied for several weeks. When
they return TO us we know they have smoked
their Christmas presents
Almost any old thing will draw a crowd
in New York. A sagaoious haberdasher,
knowing this, turned costly accident into
an advertising scheme, and doubtless dis
posed of an extra lot OF his wares.
The big plate glass window Of his store
had been smashed He patched it up, all
but hole about eight inches in diameter
Through the hole he pushed thick plank.
leaving about foot protruding on the out
side Some building work was being done
on the opposite side OF the street, and from
the angle OF the board 1t looked as though
it had either been thrown or blown through
the window. The curious stopped TO pom
der and guees Then the haberdasher
hung out sign:
Smash is my mottol The crash of
falling prices caused this smash Of falling
glassl'
As nearly as the clerk could make out,
her remarks concerned some custom shirts
her husband had had made to his order
but she so plentifully enlarged
her limited English vocabulary with Hebrew
and German words that understanding
her was difficult. Finally the salesman
de- cided that what she wished was a duplica-
ton Of the order.
That's all right he assured her. we
have his measurements in this book. Well
make them right away. Want a dozen,
same as the last?'
aNein,- was the despairing answer. 4Vy
should | want more shirts9 Is 1t not enough
dot he has eleven left an dot he is det?"
The clerk gave it up and called a small
who after an excited discussion
in Yiddish with the woman explained.
Her old mans dead. They've got
eleven OF those shirts left and she wants
them so they look just like they did when
they came from the store