The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-07

fact b worth noting. becaus at first
thought IL would seem impossible for a
barber to have existed in 1880. Custom
In those days decided that men should
shave themselves, and a clean shaven face
was almost universal. Few allowed their
whiskers to grow and a mustaohe was
damaging to credit; he who had the audacity
to sport q was sure TO be denounced az
an advsnturer. What. then. could a barber
find to dor Mr.. Dayton replies tina most
~ tEe "ancients" wore their hair short at
the top and freely powdered. but allowed
their back hair to grow long. After it had
reached the desired length il was stifiy
braided This appendage was styled "A
pigtail and obviously required the employ
ment Of skilled labor for it's proper adjust
Inent. SO the barber got ONE patronage
Directly opposite the barber shop on
the corner OF Rector street and over
Swallowed by the more imposing Trinity
stood the original Grace Church. then. M
long afterward. the chosen shrine Of the
creme de la creme among that portion OF
New York society which preferred the
Episcopal service. The Middle Dutch
Church. afterward the Post ONCE. stood
on Nassau street not far north OF Wall and
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IL was one Of the oldest and most noted
places Of worship on Manhattan leland.
Mr.. Dayton recalls the quaint interior Of
the building when ii was used for purposes
Of worship. The two doors Of admission
were on Cedar street and the pulpit oc-
cupied the space between them. This pulpit
was large enough for "A modern reception
room. IL was reached from either side by
m A,rh. - rs Iaaas 4, l1.a, nn-,.AtaI ataNa
ornamented by massive mahogany bal
listers. Al the top Of these steps was a
door through which the dominic entered.
When this was closed after him the good
man was effectually hidden from mortal
eyes. On either side Of the pulpit In special
pews sat the elders and deaoons. six OF
each order. They were thus placed In
order that the whole congregation might
he under their inspection. The pews oc-
cupied by MEMBERS of the congregation
were not modelled for ease; on the con-
trary their straight high backs and narrow
seats seem to have been calculated for
discomfort. A lounging posture was an
impossibility. When mounted OF the seat
no one but n long limbed man could possibly
touch the floor; so the surerings Of women
and children can be imagined. The Middle
Dutch Church had 10 organ. because such
an instrument was regarded as an invention
of the arch enemy to distract mortals from
the real essence OF praise.
For an account Of the first Delmonico's
and OF other once famous restaurants and
chop houses we must refer the reader to
the book itself. II is a veritsble storehouse
Of interesting information concerning the
New York OF three-quar,ers Of a century
ago. NJ. w H..
secretary Root on the Duties Of citizenship.
Thoughtful persons will be glad to Soc
reproduced In a book, entitled The Citizens
Part in Government (Scribner's), the four
lectures that lately were delivered at New
Haven by ELIHU Roof. Secretary Of State.
in pursuance Of the provisions Of q bequest
made by William T.. Dodge to Yale Univer-
sity. The bequest was intended to secure
the yearly exposition Of the duties Of citi-
zenship by mon qualified to discuss tho
SUBJECTS by experience and with authority.
How much discernment has been evinced by
the college authorities in selecting the
annual expounders Of the theme will be evil
dent when we recall that among Mr.. Roots
predecessors In discharge Of tho function
were David J. Brewer, Associate Justice OF
the United States Supreme Court; President
Arthur T. Hadley. Bishop Henry C.. Potter
and Secretary Taft. The outcome of the
observations and reflections Of a lifetime
on the structure and working OF our political
institutions presented by Justice Brewer il
likely to be long remembered and often
pondered, but no longer than the exhibition
Of matured judgment and far reaching
foresight offered in the lectures before us.
All Of us know how our Federal Constitution
was evolved, under what conditions and
with what expectations. But whittier In it
tending7 How Ia 1t likely to be modified
in the process OF adjustment through con-
stitutional amendments or judicial inter-
pretations to thei inevitable changes wrought
by time and growth In the relation Of our
Federal Government to the constituent
States, to individual citizens and to the
outside worid3 b subject designated by
the founder OF the lectures Ia here examined
from four points OF view: first. the task In
heritsd or assumed by members OF the gov
erning body In q democracy; secondly. the
function Of political parties as agencies Of
the governing body; thirdly. the duties OF
the citizen a. Q member Of . political party.
and lastly the grounds for an optimistic
forecast Of the future OF the American
republic.
In the initial lecture, which defines the
task inherited OF assumed by members OF
the governing body In q democracy, Mr..
Root reminds US Of what many Of US over
look, that a great part Of mankind still TO
gard government a something quite apart
from tina main busipess Of lie. Most of ma