The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-05
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vessel owned in the Vanderbilt family,
will be the flagship. This is q fine British
built vessel and is now cruising In the Ca
ribbean Sea. The Rainbow, a 70 foot sloop,
will be sailed by Capt. Barr Of Americas
Cup race fame and the Rainbow will be raced.
The fast steamer Mirage will act as a tender
to the Rainbow and be used by Commodore
Vanderbilt for flying trips, and on the davits
Of the North Star he will have an auto boat
which is to be raced whenever possible.
This auto boat is now being built and will
make % miles an hour.
The new house Of the Army and Navy
Club o Forty-third street has neither bar
nor restaurant facilities. But for all that
the members are able to enjoy all the priv
ileges Of clubs which are fully equipped.
When the clubhouse WIS built q passage
way to q well known Sixth avenue restaurant
was also constructed, and now the restau-
rants complete bill OF fare and wine list 10
at the disposal of the army and navy men.
AT many Of the Bohemian table d'hotes
Tommy fuckers sing for their supper and
they sing very we'll, too.
HAS he had bis superb asked q guest
Of the proprietor at the finish OF a ditty
warbled bya b~ristling mustaohed barytone.
NO" replied the proprietor somewhat
testify. 81 sings better on an empty
bloLlAhOhI oAiA ~ . UNI az WCll hO uoCbI Q
cause we won't let him eat until he has
sung"
They were standing at the bar Of a prom
inent hotel along Broadway. One Of the
two was from out of town and they had
been discussing the great variety Of fancy
drinks served over New York bars when
eTenderloin habitue strolled up : o the bar,
"WhatU you have2' asked the bartender.
SGiUa ma n liftla hreakfpet. hear With an
egg in it, was the reply.
That beats even me-" said the New
Yorker.
The hotel porter stared In at the dusty
pile of trunks and bags hid away In the
baggage room.
They won't bring MUCH" he observed
with the air Of a professional appraiser;
4infact, none Of them ever do. The baggage
held for hotel bills Is never worth the trouble
and was never known to bring anything
like the amount Of the unpaid bill. The
runks hat are worth anything are always
redeemed. The amount the hotels make
from the sale of what they seize is a mighty
small share Of the bills that are not paid"
What woman would be as loyal to her
ideas Of becoming dress az the wife OF a
New York artist who has worn no color but
brown for thirteen years. 1t is very be-
coming to her and nothing could show to
better advantage her brown eyes and
auburn hair. 10 it has been brown for her
" her hats and her cloaks for so many
years that persons who have no idea who
she is have come to recognize her on the
streets as the woman in brown. In the
evenings she Ia content to modify the rule
occasionally and wear ivory color when
brown silk or velvet is not possible.
GIf mn ha nnlU n QIInnTltitiOn v said the
business man, "but to my way Of thinking
there is a whole lot In a name. Since an ad-
venture the other morning 1 believe it more
than ever. I went into a Broadway bank
to draw some money. AS / was leaving, a
man whom ! had noticed inside ran after
me.
~ beg your pardon; but I think you
dropped this he said, holding up q twenty
dollar bill.
1T was mine sure enough. You must be
the mar Diogenes was looking for I said to
him.
a'Diogenes1' he replied. 4 never heard
Of him; but come to think Of 1t. b was the
pane Of the sleeping car / rode In from
"A new graft game was worked on me the
other day. said a housekeeping m
Il had advertised for two s~ervants-a cook
and an upstairs girl, and l was having my
own troubles trying to get what l wanted.
Several applicants had been turned away
when a man called. I can get two fine
girls for you, was the news he conveyed.
They're Just suited for this house. If you
say so III have them here to-day
Il told him to go ahead and get them.
That afternoon he came around with them.
They seemed to be satisfactory in every re-
spect. After / had examined their refer
ences and put them on the witness stand, 80
to speak, / engaged both. They appeared
to be delighted, I know I was overjoyed;
get their trunks and be back in an hour.
When they went out the man stayed in the
hall. After they had gone he handed me
a card. That's my name and address, he
said. Keep the card, and any time you
one for you, My fee is only two dollars,
a dollar less than the agencies charge
$50 for getting the two girls / owed him
dollars. I paid it willingly. But the
girls never came back, and, needless to say,
the NAM and address which, by the way,
were written on the card, were fictitious
A dozen old classmates had q 'wet" din
ner in q private room Of a college club up
town ohe other night. In the last outburst
Of festive feeling there was a battle royal in
which the diners sprayed each other with
heeltaps in the many siphons of mineral
water, the wreckage of an ocean Of high
balls. The one most punished had a COM
plete revenge. He brought in a fire extin-
guisher from the hallway and ran his friends
rom the room before a solid stream OF chem
and water. AT first they only, thought
one had picked up a full siphon, but
The fierce onslaught not only caused a STAN
pede but sobered up the party. A testi-
to this effect will be furnished with
to the fire extinguisher company
the house committee,
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