The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-04
1--we TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

MRS. Clay Greene" remarked an aetreo'
who had been talking with some friends
about the runaway accident In which Mrs
Greene vas injured. "knows more members
OF my profession than any other woman moi
ohum has been Phoebe Davis. and through
her and Clay Greene's stage connections
h has made hundreds Of friends in the
profession. She has one secret which
scores Of us have begged her TO reveal, the
sSsr srs q Z perpetual Saoa Yo9. VIII she so would ss ,; {,
she Is past 40. but shezis a girl In form, a
rage and coloring. She laughs at us and
says there In no secret; that she keepe
young by being young, and that's all there
is to IL. Maybe; but. 1t seems too easy
dance. shoot. laugh, talk and sing like q
coed senior. That's what she does
Several thousand people who, deriving
their suppositions about aeroplanes from
experiences at balloon ascensions, jour-
neyed to Brighton Beach on Sunday after
noo in the expectation Of getting a look
at Henry Farman's ~aeroplane without pay
ing admission were badly disappointed.
They crowded all the available standing
room along the board walk and the passage
way between the Brighton Beach Hotel
and the music hall and even perched on
the fence along the railway tracks, but the
by the grand stand and fence. The ohagrin
OF these hokless free show seekers, how
ever, was a sources of inspiration for one
enterprisinE. Snowman. The barker In
front OF a Wild West tent show on the board
walk was shouting this tempting offer:
minute now-and the Wild West chow,
with a seat thrown mall for 10 centsi'
Whether the aeroplane In the track en-
closure beyond could be seen or not from
the higher seats Of the showman's. arena
the reporter cannot tell, for he did not
barker's quick Wit brought the tent show
an unprecedented business.
Brooklyn was beginning to wonder II the
extension of Flatbush avenue which is to
form the approach to the Manhattan Bridge
was ever to become a reality. The exten-
sion started bravely across Fulton street
with their fronts on the embryo thorough
fare. The massive Montauk Theatre was
removed intact from it's mornings directly
in the path Of the new street INC made to
face II. Here and there further along on
the line OF the extension Ill, buildings were
ditons. One would have thought that
the elongated Flatbush avenue would be
completed In a month.
Then the work hesitated. finally oeasing
altogether. For months and months the
nsw ssrss' P %issin ~ = s ssal lew a'sai sTs. bo sP-
ever. there have been signs Of activity.
The roof lie being removed from one Of the
churches which bar the way. Presumably
the work will now 60 on, 60 that when the
bridge is ready the extension will be ready
too.
Most restaurants have a rule which for
bids a patron from beinging q dog to the
table. but In brooklyn one eating house
proprietor has found 1t profitable TO cater
to women who ha We q fondnees for dogs
and a desire to have them for table COM
panions.
women may be seen eating at this
place. their pets sitting beside them OF
special high chairs. .Doggie's, dinner is
on a special plate which Ii placed
on a ledge in front OF the chair.
.One thing I had to learn this summer
l never took into account before Is
the names Of the conductors Of the restau-
merly when strangers sought my advice
In regard TO good music to eat by ] simply
q score OF restaurants and
turned them loose 10 make their choice.
Now those same travellers have picked
up the information somewhere that Signor
This or Herr That or Monsieur Somebody
else IL conducting an orchestra in . certain
New York restaurant-which one they can't
Tor the life OF them remember-ahd since
they have net their hearts on seeing the
said Signor or the said Herr or the said
Monsieur, won't I kindly Get them. right?
Unfortunately some Of those orchestras
leaders every other week, and I
1t one OF the greatest worries OF the
season to keep tabs on musical conductors.
A woman who had q telephone In Der
apartment called up the telephone COM
continued. The man who took her message
to he exceedingly polite.
WI are sorry to- lose you.' he said. Are
you dissa tisfied with a~nything?''
Il am eaid thew woman, ernphatically.
. u am n ve sC s sSrry., said w the man n y - Per r.
lot like?' i
single b~lessedness.' said the woman.
I am going 70 be married tomorrow
An aid the polite clerk. you are
'sst our aid. Good-by'
there you have an exhibition Of what
hose people think their American freedom
neans.' remarked q citizen who with q
'riend was held up at q Park row crossing
~ a crowd Of Italians marching behind q
,and on the way to a picnic boat wharf.
The driver OF a United States mail wagon
Who endeavored to cut through the strug-
fling line OF marchers was first threatened,
hen his horse wss held by as many. OF the
,araders ss could get hand on bride
The driver remonstrated. but IL looked as
Z in another minute he would he assaulted
" marchers who every SECOND grew more
Ioisily angry at this attempted infringe
nent ION their freedom Two mounted
sbooed them away.
But they are not convinced that their
lights in the highway are not greater than
mole Sans" observed the citizen, YEARLY |
for the p%icnickers to pass 30 that
70 could 60 on about his business.