Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-06
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Some Stray Leaves from Reporters
 Note Book.

Note Book.
 Wonder If the board of public works would have removed the band stand if they knew the West Main
 street promenade would pass out of existence as sequence? The As You Like It man heard a group of the fair sex discussing the promen- ade during the week and they de-
 clared 1t was mean of the board of
 public works to do 1t as 1t did.
 Don't blame some of the automo-
 bile flends to be disgusted with the
 roads within the vicinity of Water
 bury. During the week went on
 short spin, and although the ride was enjoyable 1t was not nearly as
 pleasant as 1t might have been were the roads half way decent It is some little time since going over the same course, and instead of any i'm proyement being shown the road had
 grown worse. What a difference $800,000 or $400,000 would make
 with the streets and roads of Wa
 terbury.
 A South Main street business man had an experience with an umbrella
 the other day that cost him several
 dozen eggs. He gave the nomad a
 job putting few ribs in an umbrella and the old fellow sat down in the most convenient spot he saw which happened to be on basket of eggs with a bag thrown over them. The accident didn't result in any bad feeling, but it was responsible for some disappointments that the dealer found it hard to explain and he thinks he would have lost few of his oldest customers If he hadn't kept the broken shells as proof of what happened his stock.
 The action of the board of public works in voting to start the concerts at Hamilton park tomorrow was well received in all parts of the town. The As You Like It man has discussed the subject with several prominent citizens of the city, and they seem to think a concert should be rendered every other Sunday at the least. Since there will be no music on the green this year, the band should be heard often in the park. Even though 1t may cost little money. 1t appears as though the concerts would be so we'll ap- preciated that the board would feel satisfied that 1t was money expended for good purpose.
 One who keeps an eye on the fash ions tells the As You Like It man that jaunty linen suits are going to riot at the seashore as soon as the weather becomes seasonable. White linen is the choice for those who dare defy cleaning bills. Linen color is being more selected than for several sea- sons. It doubtless rode in on the wave of the vogue for brown. Tan color, leather. khaki, oatmeal shade (as the English call a certain soft gray brown, mahogany red and all the other fancies of the year are out in the linens. The girls are standing pat for the plaited skirts with two or three wide stitched bands above the hems. They are becoming to almos. everybody. But the fashion has been accepted too generally to make 1t a stable style.
 A novelty in decorations and menu was that which was shown at ban quet In Columbus few evenings ago. 1 There was centerpiece of crisp $l bills. The banquet was gwen at the Chittenden hotel by Daniei Kelly and F. o. Schoedinger to the fellow direc- tors of the National Bank of Con- merce. Covers werNlaid for nine per sons and on the plate of each one was facsimile of the check book of the 1 Bank of Commerce instead of tn GUS 1 tomary. place cards. There were twelve checks in the books. each calling for course of the banquet and made ! payable to the bearer at the "Chitten- den bank" N. A. Court. manager. The i S1 certificates were placed in cir | cular form about huge cut glass . vase containing American Beauties and made a most artistic decoration. |
 Waterbury entertained the fourth ! without suffereing considerably, al- ! though there were several minor ac- ! cidents. Still the As You Like 1t man is of the opinion that the acci- dents Thursday were much less than | on the same day for a number of years past As on all other holidays during the year. the people are be- ginning to regard the fourth as good day to make trip to some ad- joining city. Although the merchants report a big sale on fireworks, anyone with half an ear could easily he con- vinced that the noise on Independence day was not to be compared with that of other years. Still the small boy finds much enjoyment and spends every penny he can get his hands on for the crackers. But the adults and those in the half way class seem eager to get away from the town for the day as was obvious on Thursday.
 It was on a Cheshire car Thursday which was so crowded that it was and during one of those delays on a switch so enjoyable to he passengers that man in the Iront part of the car started to talk. His wife was with him and she en' to keep him still. But he vas 'smocassined" and he was bound io talk. "''If you don't shut up I'll