The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-12
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.


She was very proud Of her first bank
book, and determined to make one of the
silly mistakes she had read about in the
joke columns Of newspapers. There was
no danger Of overdrawing her account.
Every check was duly recorded on the stub,
and after every four checks a balance was
correctly struck.
But how is it, asked the Man one day
when looking over her book; how is IL that
your checks always come out in even dollarsp
Do you never have a sum like five dollars
and eleven cents TO pay2"
Yes, often; but 1 have a famous scheme"
she explained gleefully. ITS such a bother
to add up the cents that | just make the
check out for five dollars and send the
eleven cents in postage stamps"
One OF the teachers in an Fast Side school
has been able to keep a close tab on the
seasons by a daily survey Of the offerings
Of fruit and flowers piled on her desk. Not
many days ago she found a brown paper
parcel, hot and steaming, on her desk when
she arrived In the morning. When she I'M
wrapped it she discovered that the sweet
potato season had arrived on the East Side.
Winter watermelons are the latest novelty
offered by the high priced fruiterers. They
cone from Colorado and attain their growth
so late that they are just now in the market.
They are costly, rather pale in color, both as
to their exterior green and their interior
pink, and nave no particularly strong taste
OF any kind. They rave found a place on
the menus of the fashionable restaurants,
however, and may soon vie in popularity
with the alligator pear.
Boarding house keepers are very keen
TO take advantage of any association con-
noatoA NTH thatr aaf IlichpnapNG II ,aaI
to be narrowing enough to persons who
sold their homes and moved into other
quarters OF the city to have them converted
into boarding houses. Now it is worse
than ever. Formerly the handsome resi-
dence OF Mr.. K" is one phrase used to
intensity the attractions OF one boarding
house that is advertised. while another is
described to the public as Once the home
Of the famous lawyer, -"
Owing TO the scarcity Of partridges this
year very few of them will I've eaten in the
New York restaurants. In their place
there will be many guinea hens served
according TO a Washington Market dealer.
Partridges, il seems, are getting sCarcer
every year. and this year particularly the
supply seems 10 be unusually low. Guinea
hens are the only fowl that can be success
fully substituted for them. IL takes an
epicure 10 detect the difference. There is
a pig ulHeTenCe IN price, 700. ~ pdTlTIuBe
in a restaurant costs about $50. while a
guinea hen can be bought for a dollar.
One woman who has charge OF a depart
ment in a Sixth avenue store for many
years speaks with enthusiasm of the I'M
organized marriage bureau that exists in
almost every large shop.
Socialists and sentimentaiists with a
prediction for marrying and giving in
marriage are respectfully advised to turn
their attention to the department stores all
over town, because there is a big lot of
that kind Of business going on there" she
said. Il married a clerk whom / met in
the store where / first found employment.
OF late years | have had many girls under
my supervision, and | have been glad to
see them follow my example and marry a
fellow clerk when they took a notion to get
married. sometimes wonder how the
young people get acquainted, SO far apart
az they arc in q big place like this, but they
manage to meet somehow, and ma rria gcs
frequently follow. So far as my ofs,rva-
ton goes they arc comparatively happy
marriages too"