The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-14
LIVE ToPICs ABoUr TOWN.

At a restaurant an acquaintance looked
quizzically at man and wife whose sup
per equipment displayed no provender but
cold caulihower.
"You needn't smile, said the man. "The
wife and l come here because we never
yet have found way to have Ice chilled
caulifower at home"
with mayonnaise and dashed With
claret,' she added appreciatively.
yes, and it's the same way with asparagus
frappe and sherry. Can't get either of
them at home for supper, and we have to
prowl out to restaurant for them"
But It's all his own fault" the mans
they're hot and then complains tina. there =
nothing left over for the icebox and the
cold supper"
She's just as bad. She had them cook
two heads Of cauihower for dinner to-day
but We ike asparagus and caulinower bot:
hot and cold. So she ate the head That
ought to have been saved for icing and
ate the other, and that's why we Just had
to come out to the restaurant. But il you
have never tried iced cauihower with caret
and mayonnaise, you'd better sit right down
here with U.S."
III airships ever become practical 1t will
take some time to become accustomed to
the point OF view" said young woman.
did you ever notice how strange the
neighborhpod seems from the roof OF
building?~ You can identify the oonspic-
uous things, but even they seem strange
and unfamiliar, and tall buildings rear
were before. There are thousand and one
odd shapes, balconies, studio tops and
coy corners for hot evenings you never
knew existed. Our roof is quite popular
these hot nights and we form guessing
parties as to what buildings we zee. The
disputes sometimes get 80 warm the parties
! right
The trees planted on the lawn at the north
side Of Grants tomb in May, 1897, by Ii
Hung Chang have not thrived as they
should. Ever since the trees were planted
| the souvenir hunters have been pluoking
twigs from them, preventing their growth
to great degree. 1t is no uncommon thing
| to see couple Of women approach the
trees, glance furtively around and then
snatch twigs from the trees and put them
quickly out Of sight 1t has always been
expected that tho Park Department, which
controls the surroundings Of the tomb,
would place a ling around the trees,
but 1t has never been done. When Gen.
Grant planted trees at Toxic, Japan, not
only were they protected by railing,
but 9 guard Of soldiers was kept constantly
on duty around them.
The man who spent more time in the club
than anybody else began to get sensitiv Q
over the charge that he was growing reck-
less in his habits. He was proud OF his
reputation for regularity.
| AWhy I keep more regular hours than
| any other man, he said in an injured tone,
only they happen to be my own hours
I get to bed every morning at T. am up
every day at ~. didn't vary twice last
winter. How many Of the rest Of you
were 30 regular?'
The aspiring dramatist who wants to
acquire fame as well as money should
according to one who. has succeeded, devote
himself to musical farces rather than plays.
They stand better chance.
IF your play with a small cast and no
expensive production Is failure the first
week." he said, "the manager is very
likely to shut down right away and give up
| all chance OF making the piece 60. If,
on the other hand, he has a lot of money in
vested in it and wants to try to pull out,
| he'll do everything possible to make the
show a 60. 1t has often happened that
| pieces have eventually been hammered
into a success and the playwright gets his
| money just as much as II he were responsible
for 1t. II there had not been 70 much in
| volved for Costumes and scenery, the man.
| ager might have chucked the whole thing at
| the end OF two weeks and that would have
| been the last OF it"