The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-28
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

Now, having safely seen his star Eu-
rope bound, in print II not in fact, the
theatrical press agent seeks employment
from June to September. A few, OF course
have secured summer snaps"-places at
the seaside resorts or roof gardens but
for the rest other employment must be found
unless the winter savings are to be wasted
in leisure. Many OF the press agents return
to newspaper work, some become summer
hotel clerks and one bright young man
undertook to get automobile insurance.
The first man he tackled was former
employer-a clothing manufacturer The
clothing man listened to the arguments
for insurance with mingled amusement and
anlazement, and then said: My boy, you
can't sell insurance. guess you had better
| come back to the old job at the books
| And the young man took the advice. To
| see him now bending over his ledger one
| would never suspect that few weeks ago
he was scurryng across the country in ad-
vance OF comic opera singer. When
looking young clerk will again take to the
| road.
A food supply concern in Manhattan,
controlling a proprietary preparation OF
malt extract, has introduced numeral
code in order ito overcome the difficulty
In hearing the proper spelling Of names
through the telephone" Similarity in
sound Of letters frequently results In con-
upon application to the company. with ita
compliments By persons providing them,
selves with copies Of this code, general
conversation may be phoned in cipher.
Figure represents the letter A, and 80 on
throughout the alphabet.
1T takes nerve to ride a wheel down
town nowadays" said stenographer
A woman on bicycle now is such Il rare
spectacle that people stop and look at her
| Only a few years ago any number OF young
women employed downtown rode their
wheels to and from work, and found the
exercise pleasant and healthful. The APP.
deal to do with the disappearanceof bicycles
The eternal vigilance necessary to keep
from being run down is too trying
INV descendants won't feel az grateful
to me as the Astors have reason to be to the
first John Jacob" said white haired man
THE erection Of the Altman store at Thirty
fourth street and Fifth avenue and q little
further west on Thirty-fourth street the new
ten story McCreery store, the Tiffany build
ing at Thirty sixth street and Fifth avenue
and the Gorham Companys white building
at Thirty second street and Fifth avenue
are all unpleasant reminders of my own
Observation-Disclosures. went down town one
morning long time ago intending to plr-
chase lot recently sold for $500 600;
l didn't realize then what changes would
and ultimately purchased some property
that isn't worth much more now than when
bought it."
On the tin roof of an eight story double
building occupied by firm making q
specially Of antique furniture familiar
sight is furnished to occupants OF neighbor-
ing structures Dozens Of unstained rock
ing chairs stand on the roof, These rattan
and wicker rockers gradually take on the
right antique" complexion by being ex-
posed for several days.
The l25th street catnip pedler was feeling
blue, for further along the block he spotted
two rivals who had butted into his sidewalk
graft without even asking his permission
Amt it funny how mean some folks are?'
said the original catnip man. Here I've
been the friend of all the Harlem cats fol
months l was doing 80 well selling catnif
that a couple Of other gents think In
making too much money, and they get In
on the game
cents bunch.
When you ask your confsctioner for q
pint Of ice cream nowadays you will notice
that he places the pasteboard box inside 6
tin one before filling it. Ask him what 1t
means and he will explain that the tin boz
keeps the card from breaking during the
rackinp. The fact is that the tin boz
keepa the other from bulRinS and saves
certain percenta &c OF cream on every SALE
The talent" had lively. day at the
sbeepshead Bay track on Saturday because
OF the difficulty OF pronounoing the names
OF two OF the horses on which there was
aTen dollars on the Saucer, announced
one would-be better, and it was finally founc
he mean. Ia tSe privess
Of betting on mister Boquet,' and almost
caused a row In the ring before 1t was ex
blamed that he wanted to put his money on
Monsieur Beau caire.
The bookstands in the Italian quarter
are an unending source Of interest to Its
dyellers and they are striking enough to
attract the attention even OF the stranger
who cannot read the language. Many
OF them are very lurid romances with such
| t;tlee as THE Sacrifice Of Love, The cross
Of Passion" They are bound In paper
with highly oolored pictures OF some tableau
| from the story On tno CONoi' thch e'S'
are foundations from the French In which
Daudet and Ohnet figure most frequently
The only English translations on two STAMPS
we're romances OF Reynolds. The weekly
exhibition of the latest illustrated papers
always draws a crowd. In one OF the shops
On the West Side which has larger clientele
than most of the others. 1t is often possible
TO get books and papers not to be had IN
the well known places in Broadway,
One OF the favorite properties In Fifth
avenue photograph atelier is piano. II
has figured as background for many per-
sons who know nothing about the instru-
uoent. One OF the recent pictures OF this
Wind shows leaning against the INSTRUMENT
an actor who knows little more about
niano than that some of the keys are white
and some OF them black.
II didn't know that You played the piano,
one OF his colleagues said the other day al
the Lambs. why don't you play for vi
here some timer" -, Wal.
He doesn't play here said Wiltor
Iaokave, who was sitting near the two
abeoause he can't. The only place ht
knows how to play the piano Is in photo
graph gallery