The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17
Stray Topics From NeW York
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 New York, May 1s.-(specia1 Ut Is now conceded that Gotham's Four Hun drsd Is thing of the past. The knen has been sounded by Frederick Town send Martin. who has been the most conspicuous man in New York society the past winter. This popular leader declares that 1t is impossible any long
 CT to group and classify society, ow- ing to the fact that the aristocratic population is constantly shifting, and that New Forks Eleven Hundred" would come nearer indicating the num- Der of people who can rightfully be regarded as belonging to the. fashion able set. Furthermore, MT. Martin de- cfares that the doors of society do not any longer open to the man or woman with a big bank account alone, hut that eleverness and good manners. together with good taste in dress are required fer social recognition. The
 first real intimation of New Workers had that society was becoming more democratic was the occasion of a re- ception in honor of Mrs. George Gould's return to the stage for a brief half hour, and the interest attached to this entertainment was widespread There were HOO persons present at Mir. Martins invitation. At this entertain- ment Mir. Martin appeared in his fa- nous combination of sack suit and silk hat. which was regarded everywhere as an indication that more individual freedom in the matter of dress was to be tolerated in the best society.
 New Workers are very much agog over the recent unheard of extrava- gance of Mrs. Hetty Green. who is known far and wide as the richest wo- man in the world From a dingy fiat in Hoboken where Mrs. Green paid $1s a month. she has gone to the fash ionable Hotel Plaza on Fifth Avenue where she pays $500 a. month for her small apartment. However. she now looks out on the beauties of Central Park. where before she gazed day af- ter day into the back yards of scrubby tenements At the Plaza Mrs. Green still continues many of the habits she has acquired in her years of living the simple life She refuses to have any of the maids or bell boys assist her has requested the telephone re- moved from her rooms, and orders in- expensive meals. By following the cir cuitous route and availing herself of several free transfers she is able to go to her office every morning for nickel Mrs. Green has carefully con- cealed the motives that impelled her to move to the Plaza. It is rumored, however. that she desires to get into society since the engagement of her daughter Sylvia to Matthew Astor wilks great grandson of the first John Jacob Astor. Wuks denies that there Is any engagement. but 1t is generally believed that 1t exists.
 The curfew never tolls in New York. which fact caused Anita Hendrix. a Spanish servant who had been here but two months, to carry an alarm clock with her every time she went out. so that when the alarm went off she would know that it was time to return home. With nothing except the alarm clock to save her from harm Anita went forth the other night. but being un- familiar with the city she lost her way. The alarm rang and although Anita was only too willing to obey the summons of her unique curfew, she knew not where to turn. She was fin- ally discovered by a policeman who took her to the police station where all of the blue coats devoted them selves to the task of trying 10 under stand Spanish. while the girl recipro- cated by doing her best to understand English. After several hours of futile effort her employer turned up to re- port that his servant was missing. When Anita saw him she wept for joy Tt isn't an alarm clock she needs" said the police captain. she ought to have a map "
 The girls in the fashionable Horace Mann School are up in arms over a recent edict that has been issued by their prinuipal that no one will be allowed to wear ultra fashionable or extravagant headgear false hair. eIab- crate adornments of iewelrv. high heel shoes and peek a boo waists. The school authorities believe that the ques- tion of good taste in dress properly comes within the province of the school work. The girls are heart ! broken over the command for the or- der means that Merry Widow" hats,