The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-16
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.


The Prince Colorado Mansfield left this
country the other day, declaring that he
would return next winter to take up an
unfinished hunting trip begun this year.
He arrived with his party too late TO carry
out the plan Then he went TO the St.
Louis fair and visited New York on his re-
turn.
The Prince is the head Of an old Bohe-
mian family, with beautiful estates In that
country and Austria. His wife, TO whom
he was recently married, 10 French. She
was the widow Of an Engishman much
older than herself.
The Princess has never been in Vienna
Next winter the two will spend much Of their
time here after returning from the pro-
posed shooting trp in Canada.
social reiormer Of the kind now de-
clAred TO DO distinctly smart gave q house
party recently. Among his guests was a
Socialist who had never before found him
self in such luxurious surroundings. The
porcelain bathtub in particular awakened
his enthusiasm.
"Ah," he said one morning at breakfast
with unconcealed delight at the reminis-
oence there would be no discomfort and
no social problems II everybody had q
porcelain tub ike that
into view a strange sight, which may be
witnessed during every morning service
In front Of a church devoted TO one Of the
foreign colonies. When the time for the
sermon arrives most Of the men in the
congregation retire to the sidewalk to
enjoy themselves In conversation and
smoking cigarettes, After an interlude
Of such relaxation, they return 10 the in
terror OF the church and resume their de-
votions. In the winter months they walk
up and down in the lobby, but there the
pleasure Of smoking is denied 10 them,
although they seem TO be enjoying them
selves as they pass the glass doors.
little girl. newly enrolled in an East
Side aid school. was urged by her teacher
the other day to go with the other pupils
and take a bath.
Il cannots do dot now she said, Il vas
yet sewed up for der winter"
She had on four dresses, each firmly
sewed up the back.
'All that the ma gazines want nowadays,'
the illustrator was complaining, "is a pretty
girl. A mans work may be superficial,
scratchy, inartistic, but II his girl Is pretty
he wins. There aren't a dozen illustrators
the country who have made any repu-
tation az all who don't do the pretty girl.
Even these men are far more poorly paid
for other work than a great many third
raters who can turn out pretty girl.
OF course all the world loves a beautiful
woman, but ! can't help thinking that the
magazine editors are OVERRIDING the thing
It was nature lesson in a West Side public
school and the subject was birds and their
ways. The teacher asked the pupils to
name such fowls as they knew that lay
eggs. Chickens, ducks, turkeys and others
were quickly named. Then a little girl
who for several minutes had been eagerly
waving her hand, was called on. She
proudly announced:
MY father he lays bricks
An Englis h actor who is soon to make
his American stage debut in a play Of his
own Is an interesting figure in the the
atrical world. He has always written his
own plays and has written several others
which have been very successful, among
them Rosemary and Change Alley
In England he toured for several years
In n play called a Royal Divorce He
was the first manager to produce a play
by George Bernard Shaw, and he has been
an intimate friend Of Oscar Wilde, Algemon
Charles Swinbune and other celebrities.
II il not often that so many sided q man
comes out on the stage here.
Il hope you have better system Of
mail delivery than has been my expert
ence." said Maine man who is visiting
in New York. when | was living at Pros
pect Ferry, Me-, my mail used 70 60 to
Prospect Harbor. After the war my
father took charge Of Fort Knox. Our
mail always went 10 Fort Kent, losing a
week In going and coming
Later in life, when my father sent me
back 70 the old farm to reform some Of
nv bad habits, the post ONCE address was
Brewer Village, an ample excuse for alb
breviating the village into VIII. Then
the post Office clerks sent all my mail 70
to Brownville, Me.
7 spent two wears IN Dublin, living at the
Shelborne Hotel. Then my letters went
regularly to Shelborne House, big dry
goods store. And now. back on the farm
A town 10 a city and with Brewer Village
changed 10 South Brewer, ! find my mail
going 10 South Berwick which Is close 20 the
New Hampshire line, while live at South
Brewer, which 10 near 70 the New Bruins
wick line. I've given the post ONCE folks
a lot Of trouble In my time, but not half the
trouble they have given me-
BLESSED n I know which number TO
play" observed, with wrinkled brow, a
man who always knows where the policy
game is to be found and as a result has
worn low cut shoes all winter. MY dream
book doesn't cover the one / had last night.
You see dreamed that was dreaming
and had a nightmare, and while In this
dream ! was conscious Of all that was GO
ing on In the dream / was dreaming about.
Dashed II know what number TO pick out.
In some cities an eight story building
would be put in the skyscraPer class, but
one who cares 10 see how relatively small