The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-30
LIVE TOPICS ABoUr row.

/ LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.
The Countess OF Rosslyn, who Rguros
yesterday among the owners of Mort herr
Pacific stock, was the former Miss Ann.
Robinson Of this city. Her holdings amountct
to about 100000. and are said to be only
part OF the fortune she has acquired sine,
s Sa went TO England to go on the stage
She could readily afford to marry the Ear
OF Rosslyn, even II she did have to settle ar
annuity on him. Another holder Of the
1 SOCK was also connect cd with the English
! stage. and somewhat more conspicuously
than the former Miss Robinson. This was
actors to be found In the list.
The man who insists upon making his
own drinks, said head barkeeper, is a
nuisance. That old gentleman who Just
left bere happens in several times . day
| and always holds out for compromising his
own thirst shaker. In May his favorite
tipple u mint julep, but he has no standard
| model. Now he uses Scotch whisky, then
irish. and again sloe gin. Occasionally he
brandy. l used to suggest this or that
brand, but do go no longer. because he
would select different one every time
AOt OF China costing about $1,000 was
packed up by its importer three days ago
and yesterday started back for London,
from which city it was brought last aut umn
The Fifth avenue dealer who had been
showing u to bis customers all winter
was n 70 discouraged over his failure to dis
Such costly antiques. no said, ARE
easier to sell In Europe than they are In
this country. can count almost on the
fingers Of one hand the probable buyers
o. such set. 4 they do not want 1t the
sent back some beautiful snuffbo1es which
found no market here, although was able
to get rid OF them Immediately In London.
There Is larger market for very costly
objects OF art In Europe than there Is here;
and Something's Americans prefer to buy
them abroad
A man with long legs hired two seats
for himself in theater few nights ago.
He soon showed they were for him and
his legs. for when an usher. who had been
tipped, tried to plant man In the seat.
the owner objected and said:
4No sir. That seats mine. paid for
ne 10 h tss ,s some o e9m9 play and
The usher hunt ed up another seat and
the man With his legs const antly creased.
and occupying beth seats. laughed and
laughed at the play.
Ono Of the new houses on Fifth avenue
Is being built Of blush stone. 1t 10 not
nearly completed, although scores Of work.
men have been employed for several years
carving the facade.
1T Is not beautiful observed the archi-
tect who was displaying the unusual stone
in with the color OF New York nearly so
we'll as the yellow sandstone does. The
color ie not 90 warm and the bluestone
never mellows as the other does
The ignorant man with him was curious
enough to ask why In the world then any
body should select such stone.
Because it's 30 expansive was the
answer. 1T is so hard that it takes twice
as many men to carve 1t as the sandstone
requires. Then 1t takes much longer.
Why. by using that stone instead OF the
ordinary sand stone house may be made
to cost half as much again as 1t would with
sandstone
Members Of many OF the theatrical COM
panies returning now to town will have sum-
mers OF rest unless they begin to act in the
stock companies. II has now become popular
for managers to rehearse some new plays
in the spring, perform them for q week or
two and then let the company rest all sum-
mer. This necessitatee only q few days
season and the difficulties of finding place
for rehearsal and competent stage mana
gers is much less than during August, when
all the companies are rehearsing. Some
Of the managers who follow this new plan
believe that the actors arc fresher when |
they commence after few days work than
after some weeks OF rehearsal in the hottest |
weather.
A man advertising a trick collar button |
has kept a crowd about an untenanted |
store on a Broadway corner for several |
days. He stands in the window in his
in front Of looking glass as
If dressing. First he puts up sign, THE
Cd Way
He starts to put on collar with an old
fashioned button. One end catches on
easily. Then he begins struggling with
the other buttonhole. 1t won't slip over
His face is puokered up into an expression
Of rage. His lips visibly give utteranoe to
a concentrated Damn" He looks at his
watch; panic appears in his eyes. He tries
again. He writhes as II he had q stomach
ache. He dances in fury. His lips indicate
dashes collar and button on the floor and
oollapses in an attitude of hopeless ex-
Then he puts up the sign 'The New
Way"
This time he puts one hand behind his
back and with the other slips the button
holes into place with the ease and grace Of
4 prestidigitator
When he gets through at least half
dozen people always make for the door TO
BUY.
Il think I'll have to get a dozen Of them
'or Leo" said a fat woman to her friend
Az they joined the stream after one Of the
He acts just like that
every morning, AID I'm afraid he'll give
himself apoplexy some day
The copper who makes an arrest nova
lays and knows that he is dealing with
lnything above the rank OF the lowest
neak thief, is always afraid Of a means
II attack which has recently been most
popular. Once prisoner is in the nip Of
copper favorite method of attempting
o escape is to jump suddenly with all the
orce OF the body on the toe Of the man
Who has the prisoner In charge. Unless
he prisoner Is handcuhed. he stands a
hanca To eecape A few man ara able IN |