New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
Brooklyn Merchants Find Tube Has
Increased Business.

e,,+,.rv 10 the gloomy predictions Of many
r2rooklynites the thorough test TO when t,e SUI"
way under the river has been put curing Ne ao
few months has convinced the most skepucaI 'ha'
en-. o.en;nr Of tAe tube from Manhattan 10 hrooh-
lvn has been 8 great boon for the oel'ai rnen. IT,
steres and shops all alc3z Fulton street
minutes by express from The Bronx 10 bpooAisi H.
end correspondinsIy shorter runs from points lur-
.her downtown in Manhattan. have comoineo win
,hs attractive bargains offered by the Brookiyn
merchants 10 bring food of shoppers lroii aii
parts OF The Bronx and Manhattan
r. nyesert more definite facts. the department
stores report increase OF . per cent ~ So
.na deliveries made residents OF Manhattan ana
IT, taronx and the pessimists in business circles
rhe predicted that the tube would carry al 'hs'
trade over to Manhattan have been put thorou6hiF
fe
x.-.,,.,t stores will install automobile delivery
~apons In the near future to replace the horses
formerly employed for deliveries on the opposite
side eff the river.
From indications during the last few weeks OF
hot weather in all of Brooklyns restaurants trofs
.h. iev nrieed dairy luncheon TO the highest
priced and most fashionable dining rooms, the time
Is ripe In that borough for the Prohibition party
10 start vigorous campaign for followers ana d
permanent footheld among the adherents Of Wood
y.1e and McCarren alike. Such a conclusion at
snv rate he's been drawn by ~ags and radicats
from the remarkable and unprecedented SAFE Oh
hutternailk as a beverage since the not weather
set in The remarkable feature Of the great run
on buttermilk is the fact that the men are us
most ardent supporters while in the large depart
,neut store restaurants. where the customers are
almost entirely women. the trade in this popular
xsrru weather drink has fallen off noticeaoly from
former years
There are some who ascribe the movement not to
any desire 10 uphold prohibition. but to tardy
following Of the example set BY "Buttermiik
Charlie Fairbanks
Nearly all of the wholesale milk concerns report
that the sale of butermilk is double that of former
years and all the barrooms there is rivalry TO
hit upon new names by which TO designate the
nepular beverage At the head of the list comes
the Fairbanks Straight, with the ''Coer Cooler,
Metz Fizz'' and the Woodruff Butter Ball., Wy
ing fer second place. One small place In the DOWN
town district reports daily sale of more than lSe
quarts of the liquid while the saloonkeepers be-
wall marked falling off in the sale of the more
expensive highballs and gin riekeys.
The political significance Of the movement has not
been definitely settled but for fear the voters or
Brooklyn may stampede TO the Prohibition party
both the Democratic and Republican leaders are
fortfying their positions with view TO Withstand
ing any such emergency
The biggest colony of gypsies to settle down in
Eroeklyn for years is now encamped on the lands
bounded by Eastern Parkway and Crown street,
Bedford and Nostrand avenues. and a continuous
stream of women fioeking the colony of dusky
tent dHellers enables the fortune teers to gather
in daily silver harvest that should keep the camp
IRE burning and the pot boiling for many month
% come.
The largest tribal family group in the colony
ss headed by Queen Stanley who is said TO be
Going the most thriving business in mapping out
the future for her young feminine visitors. Civ
irg especial attention some dark haired man
who has gone long Journey some Tight
haired man across the water Queen Stanley and
her followers have been encamped in the old hol-
low st Nostrand avenue and Eastern Parkway for
several months. and have enough canvas
spread to cover nearly a block The queen is not
particular as to how she reads the future for her
visitors. She will shuttle the cards read their
palms or scan the teacup. and whichever method
elected by the ereduous visitor will reveal the
same results. the preponderance OF good or evil
forecasts being regulated by the weight OF the
silver dropped into the gypsy's hand
Bitter rivals Of the Stanleys the followers OF
Nine Leo. whose picturesque camp is near the
Eastern Parkway, and the Sherwood Forest
Cypsies whose els borate tents and gilded wagons,
anchored the terrace opposite the Jesuit
college, at Nostrand and Crown street,
present the most picturesque scene Of them all.