The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-03


 has hit Gotham and so far the police have not interfered. The leading roof sarden shows are offering Saiome dancers as their star attractions for the summer months. and although the min tstry is united in condemninG the per- formance. the dance still goes on and Will probably continue until Anthony Comstock and his vice squad'' get on to their job again. in the cool au- turan days. At Hammerstein's Thea Ire, Gertrude Hoffman initiates Maud Allan, who has been the European sem sationa in the Saloma dance. and has proved such 6 drawing card that the other Broadway shows are falling over themselves to get salorne dancers. While you can go to your Bihle for the facts of this dance the theatrical man. agers have devised the plan or telling the story of Sslorne and Herod by mov- ing pictures. However, when the story reaches the point where 6aIome dances the picture machine gives way to real flesh and blood. In the meantime the ministry is agog. for a large part of the public seem to have gone mad over the Merry Widow waltz the sheath skirt and the Salome dance, in spite of their persistent teachings. ------- s,5e
 It is a very uncommon sight to see q tiny baby in his carriage wheeled along downtown Broadway, but one appeared the, other day which showed that after all. the Great White Way is just like any other place. Amid all the noises and confusion. of the busy street. the little baby slept peacefully while the mother pushed the carriage slowly through the hurrying,s ; bustling crowds. People spied the carriage with it's tiny occupant. however, and stepped aside while it passed. Occasionally man or woman stopped and spoke to the baby. batting his hand or check. When the mother startedsto cross the street, the policeman stopped all trafic until she had safely landed her charge on the other side. To be sure, only wee baby, fast asleep and utterly obii- vious of the attention he was attract ing. had made little journey down Broadway. but those who saw him slackened th cir pace, relaxed their tired faces into gentle smiles and passed on apparently a little refreshed.
 It is a source of a great deal of com. fort to host of New Workers who have felt the pinch of hard times to know that they can get a good deal in Man. hattan for a nickel and if they wtsh to be extravagant and add cents to their outlay, they can have some des- 1 sert. Tn addition to satisfying the wants of the inner man this inexpensive meal is so conducted that the man or woman who feels he or she would rath- CT die than accept aims of any kind. cannot possibly have any objections to partaking of this repaet. It is straight business proposition. not pnil- anthropic or based on charity in any way. This novel and inexpensive res taurant is conducted by two young la dies who style themselves Domestic Economists. and they have the backing of the Practical Housekeeping Associa- tfop an organization formed for the purpose oG teaching the inhabitants of the tenement districts how to live coon omically. At present the young la dies give their services. but they be- meal can be so figured as not only to pay all expenses, but there will be small salaries for the workers. The food Is scientifically cooked. and while the portions served are not extrava- gant. they are sufficient for q good meal. The managers claim that the scheme is entirely practical, and they believe that in short time they can educate the women of the tenements to prepare attractive meals at home at g similar cost.
 The cry of Low Bridge" Is the latest | thing for conductors on the new line | Of the Fifth Avenue buses that have just been added to run, up Riverside Drive.
 Naturally all the strangers to the city who want to sec the sights" climb to l the seats on the top of the stage and are quite unconscious of the fact that they are in danger Of losing their eN. | pensive headgear or new parasol. until the conductor cries out in stem torian tones. Low bridge" They all duck. The facts of the matter are that the stages pass up Fifth Avenue as far as F'ifty~seventh Street and then turn west to get on to the Drive. In doing so they have to pass under ele- vated roads which run so close to the tops of tho stages that every paSsen. ger has to crouch to avoid e collision. The conductors complain that their job is not an easy one. for If q woman wearing a large hat with many feath- CTS has her headpiece injured by con- tact with the elevated road he gets blamed for 1t in spite Of the fact that he gave due warning.
 The recent announcements of plans for skyscrapers In Gotham that will tower above anything else in the city has attracted considerable attention to the new building which Is being erect. ed by the Union Dime Savings Tnsti- tuition that Is to be but one story high. ii will be one of the few one-story structures in Manhattan. The new ground -seraper." as the new build ing might we'll be called, in contrast to the general style of buildings that are now, being built in, New York. IS to be located on Fortysseeond Street,