The sun., 1908-01-09
1--we ToPIcs AR0uT TOWN.

IN Tue hNlEnt OF the panic some ot tn@
banks and trust companies. in supplying
currency TO deposltors or customers. pro-
duced bills that had lain in their vaults for
pears. since national bank notes cannot
be counted az legal reserve every bank
carefully sorted out all tho notes Of other
national hanks in its possession and paid
them over the counter. One wall street
institution surprised one Of its customers
by giving notes OF a small national bank
IN Pennsyivania with the riSrasnren Of
the president and cashier OF the pank
omitted. The customer took the notes
back and insisted that they were Illegal
until the banking ofiiials showed a court
decision holding them good; They we're
lawful currency, but the merchant 70 whom
they were given had many complaints
before he succeeded IN turning them over
TO those with whom he dealt.
Enough pie crust for two pies and
little pan OF dough- was an order over
heard at an uptown bakery in the vicinity
OF many apartment houses. On inquiry It
was ascertained that this was not % un-
usual a. il appeared:
you aee." said the clerk, -lots Of young
housekespers don't know how to make
either pie crust or bread. By buying
unbaked bread they can tear It Oh in
pieces and make Baptist cakes for break
fast Without bit OF trouble and their
husbands think them wonderful cooks.
As 10 the pie crIst, that's easier still. They
PERHAPS have haGl some home made mince-
meat Sert to thein and all they have TO do
is To roll out the crust. line the pie plate,
NIL In the nincefneat, put another piece over
the top ard bake il. Its really no trick
at all AID still ons has the feeling OF eating
a real homemade pie. Oh, we're used TO
all sorts Of queer tricks in this business,
I tah VAN for hkna tn
make herself ont to be good house
keeper IL she can. And she generally can
If she's ingenious.
A woman who was trying on an elabor-
ately embroidered kimono for the edIfca-
ton of her dearest friend was surprised
and disconcerted to hear a cry Of horror
as she emerged from her dressing room
wrapped in the Bilk en- folds Of the garment
"Why, my DEAR explained the friend.
who had recently returned from trip to
Japan, you gave me the most awful shock
I've had in long time: Don't you see
you've got the right side Of that thing
fastened over the left?"
well. what of it," ask ed the other.
what of it?' echoed the visitor why,
just this In the country where these gar
ments constitute the conventional female
dress there & but one occasion upon which
they may be draped in the way you have
yours"
And thst?"
."That"-in a tone Of deep solemnity-'is
when the wearer is living in her coffin. At
all other times the kimono il arranged
with the left side over the right Amer
ican mems coats, you know, and Just the
opposite Of women's.'
Municipal employees housed in the BOr-
ough Hall in Crotona Park. The Bronx.
a. g..
at noOntime. A vacant block in the rear OF
the building has been made into base
ball ground. where inteFdepartment base
ball games ara held in warm weather. In
winter a narrow dixie Of earth is thrown up
and the field is flooded with few inches
Of water Only a brief cold snap is needed
TO furnish the best OF skating
The bankruptcy oI Ned Wayburn lends
an additional zest to the interest already
displayed in the transformation going on
at the late home Of his extensive school for
vaudeville performers. That was in the
fine old hrownstone residence building next
door to the Hudson Theatre in Forty-tfth
street Wayburn occupied all the space in
the building, as glaring signs on every
window from basement 70 attic announced.
But rents are very high in that neighbOr-
hood Of clubs, restaurants and theatres,
and the vaudeville school faded away.
Then numerous wOrkmen appeared and
began a thorough overhauhng Of the-build-
ing. The neighbOrhOod became interested.
When il was seen that every appliance
for luxurious living was being Installed
interest grew. Clubmen and theatregoers
familiar with the block began to INQUIRE
as to the new owner with so much ready
cash TO spend They learned: II is the
Geneva Association, the club Of New York
walters.
New York's fine hotels must be tired cf
forever posing for this sort Of thing, but as
this incident actually is on record at one,
there seems to he no way out. cownan
from Wyoming blew into the dining room
to fill up on things never encountered on
the menu of the chuck wagon. As he eyed
the card that the waiter brought wrinkles
appeared in his forehead. Finally. not to
keep the fellow waiting, he sank his fist
an inch or. two into the tablecloth and
desperately blurted:
-Oh. he'll. bring me a slab Of bull beef
and make IL red
The waiter did not faint. nor was the
man from Wyoming conveyed to the police.
The tame hut truthful sequel was that the
waiter said Yes. sir And OWL YOU
ave your potatoes. sir?" and in due time
brought the slab nicely roasted, but Of
redness that won him more than the usual