The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-10
LIVE TOPICS .ABOI'T TOWN.


colored hatbands as the present season has
brought forth. A few years ngo it would
have been necessary to send to London to
get anything Of the kind. Now the ribbons
are made In this country. Nearly all Of
them have some college or sporting signif-
canoe but they are worn quite independ
emily of that. The rule Of purchase is to
pick out the colors that are most appealing
to the taste. The offense Of wearing a
clubs ribbon Is not so serious when one
never heard Of the club.
Mr.. Conried has changed his mind and
will return to the United States to take his
degree at the Harvard commencement.
He will remain here only thirty-six hours.
but can afford this luxury. as his liberal
directors allow him $3.50 a week for travel
ing expenses during the summer But ne
could AFFORD the journey even II he had to
pay for 1t himself. He receives so per cent.
Of the profits Of the opera season, in addi-
ton to an annual salary Of s25 900. and Is
also an owner OF stock. His profits last
year exceeded 100000.
The ice cream man salts the ice to make
the cream freeze quicker and at least one
waiter has adopted the same method OF
getting champagne cold in hurry. In a
Sixth avenue restaurant the other night
two men were in hurry for a pint OF fiZz
water. The waiter brought It and then
took a silver salt shaker and distributed it's
contents literally on the ice in which the
bottle was packed.
The night the roof gardens opened In
earnest was hot and sultry enough to make
them pleasant places for their patrons, and
afterward there was a rush for outdoor
eating places. But the hotels which cater
to open air diners were caught mapping.
Two men searched for such a place from
Fiftieth street to Thirtieth, and not enc
did they find The head waiter at one
place said that the management was taking
no chances on the weather, but added re-
gretfully that several parties had been there
on the same errand and had to he turned
away.
1T reminded me Of my youth down Fast
said transplanted New Yorker. "to read
a sign on a Sixth avenue candy store that
candies and sugar plums' were made and
sold within. Those words sugar plums'
certainly sounded good to me-
One of the amenities of court room life
was observed yesterday in the Supreme
Court when young and rather good look
ing woman lawyer interrupted the trial Of
a case to speak to the Judge.
you reme,r Der, your Honor, she began,
that divorce suit which l spoke to you
about little while ago."
Indeed | do responded the Court.
sn ilingly.
well, your Honor, you know told you
I would be ready to go on at O'Clock. 1t
is after 2 now, and | haven't had any
! n ns n, do wish your Honor would hold
why. certainly, Miss T., replied the
Judge, "this court stands ready to do any
thing for you.
Some Of the n embers Of the police force
have little difficulty in learning to handle
new words A copper arraigned woman
in police court the other day charging
her with attempted suicide,
What did she do?" asked the Magistrate.
"She drank delusion of carbolic acid, y
reTlied the cop.
Did it kill her?- inquired the Magistrate.
-Of course not" replied the policeman
indignantly. "She wouldn't lie here ii it
had"
was the Magistrates only comment.
One of the most popular models in the
artists quarter-a quarter which exists in
New York only FOR those who know how to
find t-has both peculiar pet and pecu-
liar ornament. Her pet which she leads
about with leash. i rabbit, and the
ornament is a silver anklet. 1t is only
when the pet escanes and the model pursues
that the latter fad becomes apparent
1t takes the insurance people to keep up
with the march Of events. Within few
months two companies lave taken up the
insurance not only Of automobiles but of the
owners and drivers. Tho machine is IN
rod caipSt and other "a ma tine
owner is secured against damage suits
caused throuea the actions Of his auto.
civil suits ar, defended for him and all
pena ties except actual imprisonment as
sumed by the ass,irers. II lamp or other
part of the outfit is stolen 1t is replaced by
the company. and if the driver is taken
i'll or mi rod in an accident he gets
weekly allowance. with substantial sum
for his heirs if d. ath ensues, II the re is any
contingency uncovered the companies
would ike to know of it.