The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25
1--we TOPICS ABOUr TOWN.

OlO DtIOIS. DAo IN bOihS W e
opera singer and yet make her permanent
home in this country. There is a deep
seated belief among the prima onnas
that residence here is fatal to their popu-
larity and thus to their high salaries. Even
the American prima donnas cons der it
necessary for them to get out OF the
country 80 soon as the season IL ended.
The few who ever stayed here found that
their professional value declined immedi-
ately.
AS the elbow sleeve andi long wristed
glove have aided the jewelIhr by bringing
the bracelet into fashion again, 80 will
the oollarless waist be a profitable mode
for the same merchants by Strengthening
the vogue for necklaces. Chains and
various other neck ornaments have been
popular for some time but the round necks
and the little Dutch collars that are going
to be worn 80 much this spring n summer
will call for strings Of beads INT close
fitting neoklets as an adjunct and, put
another item Of expense in 7the feminine
wardrobe.
The smart way TO serve wbiskey now Ia
from the original bottle instead Of from
a deoa nter-only you must have a holder
for the bottle. These holders are made with
q solid foundation and consist Of. aclose
and stiff SILVER mesh which 6ts tightly over
the bottle, extending about two-thirds Of
the way up. The glasses for the highballs
are set into similar silver mesh cases, and
the effect is very smart. or course the
whiskey label can be perceived through
and above the holder. Similar holders are
made for beer and ginger ale bottles n
glasses and for q fter dinner coffee service.
The chorus girl ,who could afford to have
an automobile because she saved her money
ia historic now in burrlesaue jest. But there
are some who are sEll more expert in mat
tiers of fnanoe. In a musical play now at
a Broadway theatrelo n chorus girl has not
dra wn her salary since the season began In
December. Week BY week the envelopes
have accumulated. TIL season is drawing
to q close and the manager thinks she may
send her maid around for the ~money-if
she happens to think of'it. Yet her salary
Is only $19 a week.
"The oolored people in New York ara not
at all like ours down South complained
the Southern woman They are not half
80 soclaple. Down there you call all the ool-
ored women 'Auntie' and the men 'Unole'-
but in New York;
"The other day I went up TO an awfully
comfortable colored woman who Is maid
at a photograph gallery and said to herr
" It's a fine day, auntie, isn't itp'
4She gave me a naughty stare and said, In
a good deal better English than l usually
employ, for still retain my Southern
S7Do you think look as if I were related
to youf'
It was about IL o'clock In the morning
when two men came out Of the Holman
House and looked across at Madison Square
Garden. One drew his hand across his
brow and sighed heavily.
Il didn't know it was as bad as that he
said.
what" asked the other.
THAT Diana ~" stammered the first. She's
moving. I saw her. She turned deliber-
ately around and pointed the arrow at me-"
His friend looked complacently up at the
tower.
4She does that every windy day he
said. "She Is a weather vane. You haven't
got 'em yet.
Il hav9 just found out" said the guard
ON the elevated train, why 80 few women
ride In the rear car. It Is because that car
is apt to have no looking glasses. In max
ing up the train the car with the feweet
kin is usually hitched on the end. Women
DaVe IOullu llldl Wv GIN ti1SNGoo Vi M
a rush for the rear car, as many men do,
thew scoot for the cars with mirrors. If
they happen to get into the end car by
mistake the chances are they will change
to the one ahead as soon as possible
Bellevue oepital boasts Of a real Italian
count, but the count does not boast Of his
ancestry, being an exceedingly modest
man.
The young nobleman is studying medicine
and soon will be graduated. He has a
lob as clerk in the Office Of the superin-
tendent and with his salary pays his ex-
penses in the medical school. When he
has finished his course he Is going back to
Italy.
"Little old New York Is good enough
for me- remarked a well known pick
pocket to a young lawyer to whom he was
confding some of his recent experiences.
1--WE Just come back from a two weeks
trip to Boston, where l almost starved.
You see," he explained, Il work only on
the rear platforms Of oars during rush
hours. In New York every one is in a hurry.
The average New Yorker when he comes
to his street jumps up from his seat, pushes
his way frantically into the jam at the rear
and jumps off before the car comes to a
standstill. 1t is while he is mixing it up
lieve him of his ~valuables. In the Hub
it is otherwise. A Bostonian gets on his
feet a block before his destination, buttons
his coat, walks deliberately to the platform
and waits until the car stops. He is cool
and collected, and has his wits about him.
To attempt to pick his pocket under such
circumstances would be almost suicidal"
$3.50