The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-04
LIVE ToPIcs ABouT TOWN.

The last snowstorfn has served 10 em-
| phasize the decrease Of seighing "a a diver
slon in New York. Carriages, automobiles
and other vehicles have greatly increased
| in number and more money Ia spent on them
/ every year. But never were fewer sleighs
/ seen in the streets than in the last few weeks
There are several explanation az 10 TINS
/ decline in the popularity Of the sleigh in
: the city One il that so many wealthy
| New Workers have homes near the city
! that they prefer 20 keep their sleighs IN the
/ country. Another attributes to the greater
efficiency OF the Street Cleaning Depart
ment the unwillingness Of many to invest
in sleighs and their expensive adjuncts.
Samuel untermyer, who IL conducting
the Munroe examinations In behalf OF the
creditors Of that concern, never fails to
appear with a carnation in his buttonhole.
Abe Gruber who appears for one Of the
witnesses, has spoken enviously TO Mr..
Unternyer about his flowers more than
once, but hasn't taken up the fashion.
Frank Croker, attorney for Mr.. Munroe,
didn't say word, but one day he came
into court with a oarnation in each lapel.
Mr.. Untermyer glanced at the carnations
and said nothing but he seemed severe
with the next witness.
Two thousand women were struggling
to get into West Side theatre 20 see
matinee idol. The nightly bread line on
Broadway is tiny in comparison with the
line that struggled to get tickets. Three
policemen struggled in vain to keep order
and the theatre lobby was packed to suffo-
cation portly woman forced her way
through the crowd and finally managed
TO squeeze into position just in front OF the
box office. The women about her began
to make unpleasant remarks, but she simply
tilted her head higher.
Have you a single seat near the middle
OF the orchestral she asked the box office
man.
The house was nearly sold out, but he
began to hunt for the desired ticket. He
looked through Aalf dozen packs and the
murmur OF protest at The delay swelled to
loud chorus. The woman only smiled.
Then the box Office man found the ticket
and drew IL forth.
The very last one he said. laying 1t
on the window ledge.
oh. didn't want it, replied the woman,
graciously but have friend coming
after while. just keep 1t for her.
Then she walked away in triumph.
Mr.. Jerome has found a new use for his
mechanical talent. He spent last Sunday
in town, and most Of his afternoon was 90
cupied in transforming faro dealing box.
which had been taken in a gambling raid,
into picture frame.
i've got to find something 10 do when
stay in town over Sunday, said the Dis
trict Attorney az he put picture Of little
girl In the new frame and fastened 1t to the
wall. Besides. some good use ought TO
be made of this gambling stun.
An old studio building on the West Side.
built many years ago, has the next best
thial; to having telephone service in each
apartment,
Instead OF tenants being obliged 10 go
down to the ground floor to answer calls
the telephone is brought up 10 them in
the elevator. This is done simply by
fixing the regular telephone instrument
TO the wall OF the car and having enough
wire to spare 10 allow the elevator to move
up and down with It.
The elevator boy answers the calls and
simply movee his elevator TO the floor
whore lives the person desired. The tenants
in the bull ding have got used TO it and seem
to have no trouble in carrying on converse
lions while the elevator goes up and down
on It's business.
Between taking people up and down
and answering telephone calls this eleva-
tor Is one OF the busiest In town, and the
elevator boy fully earns his pay.
Ono result OF the cold snap Is scarcity
OF Holsters, those that come from the sea.
It's almost impossible TO gather them from
the hatcheries while the bays are blocked
with ice and consequently there Is mourn
ing along the Great White Lane.