The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-02

nently In this respect, and the result O
her labors is shown in big, old fashioned
flower garden, box hedged and planted
with all the sweet old fashioned blossom
of some thirty years ago. The beds
while oddly shaped. all point to the cente
OF the garden. where quaint old sun dia
stands. Here at noon the sun shinint
through large sun glass sets of cannon
winch announces the hour to all within
hearing distance.
Mrs. Payne Whitney has had large gar
dens, laid out on her husbands estate a
Manhasset. which has one OF the larges
collections of roses to be found hereabouts
Ten thousand rose bushes were set Oh
early in the season. besides several thousant
other plants. Personally Mrs. Whitne,
evidenced by the addition OF many rart
orchids to the collection which she recently
brought from Europe with her.
A four-year-old Brooklyn child was
watching the cook Smelling peas She
was noticed to be deeply Interested in the
process. Finally she looked up all OF q
sudden and said naively:
oh, let me tlnbutton some OF them
Armenian silversmiths are responsible for
a new style Of neck chain which threatens
to drive the long lorgnette chains of Ameri-
can manufacture out Of the market. The
chains will play an important part In the
outht OF the smart summer girl, though
as a matter OF fact they are available for
only the one with good sized allowance.
They average in price $50.
They are hand made and Of fine work
manship. They fall just below the BUST
in festoons and are ornamented with pend
ants OF curious shapes and are set with
nj nj
tourmaline. Very often pendant in heart
shaped and from the bottom dangle smaller
pendants. One pattern consists Of a rope
OF fine silver chains, the ends Of which
form thsses Of many silver strands This
is 20 be worn as a neck chain or as grdle
Harold MacCirath, author of THE Man
on the Box dc. who SURPRISED his friends
by marrying recently, is said to be respon-
sible for the following:
why do you travel about 80 much OF
the timer friend asked the author, to
which he replied;
why do ! travel 70 much' Because
| find can do better work on the cars"
why. how's that?' asked his friend
apparently mystihed.
well. you see. I'm In a running train OF
thought then"
History doesn't record the sequel.
Small pianos for small apartments. .
a sign hanging in the window of an up
to date piano dealer, recently caught the
eye OF two women who were passing.
The younger Of the two, hailing from
upstate, laughed and thought It was good
joke, but the elderly woman. whose finances
were such that she was recently obliged
to move from house to an apartment,
didn't see the joke at all.
Now, that's not funny at ALL" ex-
claimed she, speaking up with a warmth
which could only have been engendered
by personal experience. Its not funny
at all it's q sad. sad truth.
you've always had the run Of a big
house just as did, but 1t wouldn't surprise
me- bit il apartment house owners adver-
tised for small people for small apartments,
for fats are yearly growing SO small in size
that nothing short Of race OF pygmies will
be able to inhabit them.
Just look at mine, for instance-and it
isn't q circumstance to some I saw while
going the rounds. Why, the living rooms
were only just discernible to the naked
eye, and as for the bathrooms it would
take Lick telescope to find them.
no my child. Just wait until you have to
live in New York fat and such sign IA
that will bring tears to your eyes. not smiles
to your face"