The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-23
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

Perhaps the most remarkable feature Of
the dinner Of the Magnetic Club at the
Hotel Astor last week was the number Of
men who renewed their acquaintance With
Thomas A. Edison and found that he had
not forgotten them.
Guest after guest was brought up with
scarcely hope that the inventor would
recall him, and went away marvellng at
Mr.. Edison's memory for faces.
A characteristic incident occurred when
Marion H. Kerner, now with the Western
Union, was brought up by W. l.. Logue Of
Mr. Edisons stan.
L don't suppose you remember this
man, said Mr.. Logue, by way of introduce
ton. Mr.. Edison peered into the face.
'To be sure do, he answered promptly.
Its Marion Kerner.' and a cordial hand
was extended.
The two men had not met for thirty years
or more, when both were experimenting In
Sgmund Bergman's little shop In Wooster
street, where Mr.. Edison found greater
conveniences for wording upon the phono-
graph, then in the tinfcll record stage,
and Kerner was working upon his burglar
alarm system,
and yet less than half minute was re-
quired TO bridge the gap Of thirty years,
Women who trim their own hate are some
times forced to compare them unfavorably
with the headgear Of professional manu-
faoture, and 1t is usually understood that
the woman who makes her own bonnet
does it because she cannot afford 10 pay
professional prices. What must be the
charity, therefore, Of those women who are
going 70 buy next week at professional
prices hats that have been trimmed by
their frends7 Having lost money on one
charity, these benevolent ladies have hit
| on hat sale as the best means Of recouping,
| A committee OF four has been busily trim
ming hats for several weeks chiefly from
the materials which storekeepers have oon-
| tributed. For two days they will be ex-
| posed and sold In the house Of one OF the
| women who is interested enough In the
charity to lend her house for the sale.
The dangers Of extreme exolusiveness
were shown the other day when the pro-
prietor Of a restaurant had to shut up shop
/ Or at least a part Of shop. He had pros
pared as a caterer for dinners and suppers
in his rooms here and In a popular summer
city, 80 he decided that he would open o
restaurant 1t was to be public, but open
only to those Of his patrons whom he knew.
/
! seats were taken and that II would be i'm
! possible TO serve them for some time. This
was all very well for the regular guests
! until they began to grow weary OF seeing
| one another night after night. The stran-
gers had already ceased 70 come and the re-
suit was the closing up Of this too exouslve
| restaurant.
There must be money IN sboelaces,'
said a man who had just paid a nickel for
a pair. I'm some shoe stores they charge
me FIVE cents for a pair, while In Others
can get two pairs for a nickel, and street
vendors sell them for Ave cents dozen,
this, no wever, meaning not a dozen pain,
but a dozen strings. But this wide variH-
ton in prioes shows what profit there must
be In shoeetrings. Al the same time we
should remember, suppose, that there IL
a great difference in shoestrings. II you
should take into recount the many different
lengths and weights and widths and coloS
you would find that shoestrings are produced
In scores, / guess in literally hundreds, OF
varieties. Some shoestrin Is are Immensely
better and more durable than Others;
! Those shoestrin e that you pay nickel
for In the shoestoTes are mighty elght
different from the 80 IT YOU can get for i've
cents a do zen strings OF the Vender. But
there must be a lot Of money In shoestrngs
The growth Of the stock company idea
Is responsible for a new Applicant on Of an
old word In theatrical circles.
When one actor tells another that he u
doing nothing regularly but "just jobbing,
the other understands that the speaker
IL one Of those who, In default Of a regular
engagement, ekes out his income by play
| ing parts with some stock company.
II "a not usual for q manager to engage
a full company for a season. Provided
with a leading man and woman and q few
others whose lines or paTts are always
found In standard plays, he fills up his cast
with players obtained from the Actors
Society or from some agent
The pay Is small and frequently an actor
| of note is added 20 a stock company simply
because his need Is pressing and he u glad
to ACCEPT a small salary for q week TO tide
him over q period Of financial depression,
while at the same time he h enabled 70
remain In or near New York ready for q
more important engagement when It offers.
Baseball has a charm all its own. Last
Saturday at noon promoter started down
Wall street to take a steamer for British
Guiana. With him was an EnglishmAn
who had never seen q ball game, having
lived all his life on bis estate bordering the
Essequibo River. The promoter was going
. | Gown 70 bul AAbAh INN ~ ~ nJhNNANg =
vast tract Of forest land
A pack Of youngsters from Water street,
chased by a policeman from their native
| heath, began 10 play baseball on narrow
| Hanover street, just when the promoter
and his friend should have been increasing
their pace. 80 they stopped along With
hundreds Of others, from bankers 10 push
cart men.
The field was a narrow one; the eight-year-
| old batter faced the City Bank; right field
was blocked by Brown Brothers and left
field by the Custom House. The oatcher's
haokstop was the United States Loyd's
building.
The play was scientific The EnRlish-
man was an apt student and Joined IN the
roar as a three-bagRer into an iron GhutteT
| OF the Custom House cleared the basea
Then followed a home run into an apple
! cart on Wall Street; those who ohoee 10
| celebrate the play by picking up apples
| and eating them did So
| The promoter finally dragged the Bntishor
| away. They missed their steamer At that,
| and h took lot Of poruuaaion plus yellow
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