The sun., 1906-02-15
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

A private dwelling in Fifth avenue OPP
poste Central Park, was sold a few days
ago for $500, ,Oo0 II iB one OF some twenty
houses costing from $25O,ooO to $3.50, 900,
built on speculation several years ago TO
sell to Western rich men who were in
vading this town in large numbers at the
time OF the great stock market boom that
witnessed the formation OF the Steel Cor
poration. Before 1900 professional builders
had never. ventured to erect private resi-
dences valued at anything like a quarter
years perhaps two dozen suoh houses were
put up or under construction. Many OF
them were sold while still in process OF
erection, and their builders made barrels
Of money for the immigrant captains Of
Industry were a not disposed to higsle about % It
panic the demand for ready made houses
in the Fifth avenue district fell of, with
the result that there are still half a dozen
residences erected before the slump which
are looking for buyers.
AT one time" the stationer said, "val-
entinee we're all the rose Is red. the vio-
let's blue, the pink is sweet and 30 are you.
or they were comics; then valentines were
all exchanged between sentimental young
persons, or they were sent for Joke. Now
plenty OF pretty valentines. with more or
less appropriate verse, are sent as tokens
OF affection or friendliness to relatives or
friends. Thus some member OF a family
may come in. and buy a lot OF appropriate
cards, one for each Of the purchaser
family and one for each Of number Of
immediate relations"
Gen. B. M. Whitlock, who is to be feet
captain OF the Atlantic Yacht Club for the
fifth time Is one Of those fortunate yachts
men who have fun and make money out OF
the sport. The old schooner Hildegarde,
which is to be turned into trading vessel,
was once owned by the General. He pur-
chased the yacht from George j. Gould,
who had previously bought it Of x1 the Prince nan
Whitlook paid 5000 for the boat. He had
the lead keel taken Of, and this he sold for
- 900, and in its place he had an iron keel
fitted. The yacht was made into an auxil-
larry, and after be had used it for one year
the General cold it for $4,000.
Mothers who take youngster OF from
4to syears with them when they go shopping
in the department stores find it rather
difficult to prevent the child straying away.
The other day Brooklyn mother solved
this problem. The first plac ce she made for
was the toy department, all the while keep
ing tight clutch on her little boys hand.
She bought pair Of horse lines and har-
messed the child From counter to counter
she went shopping to her heart s content.
The little chap rubbered while his mother
investigated, but il he showed a dsposi-
ton to stray away too far it was only
necessary to haul in the slack. By running
her arm into the loop Of the lines mamma
was able to employ both hands in examin-
ing goods.
Thomas W. Perkins, best man at the
Longworth- Roosevelt wedding, is good
all around athlete. While at Harvard
he was prominent in all sports and was
stroke OF the varsity crew. Since then
he has been prominent in yachting and
has been mainsheet man on the ls footer
Bat, owned by his chum, Charles Francis
Adams second. Perkins Is one OF the best
amateurs at the main sheet in Eastern
waters and is rattling good sailor.
This has been an unusually prosperous
year for the jewellers. The amount OF
business done in the beginning Of the season
went beyond their highest hopes, and as
every one seemed moved to buy jewels
for Christmas presents the supply OF gems
in the different shops was reduced to ODDS
and ends when the new year began. An
order for pearl necklace, which ordinarily
would be hailed with joy, was undertaken
With many misgivinss recently oy ysnuoIY one
were coaxed to bring out their stocks OF
pearls, and the agent who is intrusted with
the mat ching Of the stones is still ransack..
ing Europe for pearls OF proper size and
color. The fancy for wearing solitaire
Of an old fashion. which came into vogue
SO suddenly not long ago, has also en-
barrassed the jewellers.