The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-02
SIDELIGHTS ~ "a ROPE.
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! Obligingnass -,.ms ~ tre Chararteris-
ttr ~ the London -hopk~spers. they will
60 ~ any length IT, plsstsss "a customer.
~ a hstt..rz in Jermyn Eir,-st tried one
derby after another. bowler ~ the Ing
liSh designation and then they offerrd
90 make on" Tor mo - the measure 90
my head and With suitable crown and
hrin The id.I of having derby hat
made 10 order was 80 novel a. To he
startling. md would have hs.rn accepted
were II not that I nad kuoCsed round in
straw hat until this eighth dly uf October
Tho shnemakers habitua!lV make sJecial
lasts Ia the bntulr Vt each foot. the tail
or, tax" no end Il pains after 4 hahpr-
usher has made shirts TO Inalsur. he
takes ~ for granted that ne u To- make
collars also ~ the ls'ire that ret properly
on N" shirts A young mar az the jewel
hers took the trouble 20 carry watch
that plea %.Nd the IN his own pocket for three
weeks ~ test it, accuracy. and then
frankly told mo that a. ~ had varied as
much a. twenty second, day he could
not recommend a. To the tohacconist |
returned box of cigars. saving that they
were too strong. He asked me To come
In In day or two. when he thought he
would have some cigars just 10 my taste
! accepted tho invitation. hut on return
ing 20 my apartment noticed the sans
slight defect and that the label was that
vt the box returned the cigars however.
were mild and sRreea bile At the time Of
tho next purchase was told that II was
the same box and the same cigars. hut
they had bean subjected ~ certain AGRA
ton that allayed their high flavor.
II IN easy 10 understand why London
speaks Vt shops and shopkeepers There
ar" not many of the retail establish
, rnents which we designate as stores.
and the principal one of these ~ recent
American enterprise. Many Of the shops
in which goods are reta lied have a depth
Of no more than twenty or thirty feet.
and the stocks are not large The shop
k,-ap"r makes what tho customer wants
or orders II for him from the manu-
factur"r. The furnisher had but thres
suits of wo"llens II the required size. but
telegra phed To the mill in Scotland for
the remainder 81 tho order The sta
/ TONER had nut nne box Of the desired
typewriting paper. hut said that he would
have the two other boxes the neEt day
This all seems to no a survival of the
MEDIEVAL period when artisans made
the things used in community as they
were needed In the United States We
began at an early day Ia make things
/ in large quantities 10y machinery and
all over the country We find articles oi
all sorts ready made. ready To Use and
ready To wear. In many at the London
shors no attempt j. made az attractive
display either m the windows or on the
, counters This dp.'s not apply e. IN.
more pretentinus fronts in Regent street
and Bond street.. hut even here window
dressing - seldom ipn' with the care tina,
produces such artistic results a. in the
show windows " the better c~tl hli-h-
ments in the United states
BY the way. the wearing OF a straw hat
beyond the season II not without its com
pcnsa,lon. In the last week OF So in
Paris noticed that IN. runners. takers
and IN" importunate uf on" kind and
another did not acco-t m" as IN th.
few days after arrival Perhaps the
wearing of straw IN October indicated
a lack ~ cash instead of n determination
tn wait until a substantial hat could h.
purchased IN London.
In response 10 an invitation IN luncheon
! from his Malesty's Government We As
s-mhled at the House of Commons Tall
/ men IN waiting let W to a SPACIOUS room
with lofty c"ihngS and great windows
opening ont on a v"rania that over'ooks
the Thames The interchange u anne mites
that followed introductions - Herr"rt
/ Gladstone and John Burns took - many
minutes that was late IN taking nv -et
and did not know who the other men at the
tab. were. They were a tine wholesome
looking lot, with the quiet. easy manner
Of English gentlemen. NV n"ighhor on
the right. tall elderly ard gracious. err
gagged me ~ charming ConverSP' or.
7 Presently ne asked. What progress - beng
made with the Ere Canal. and what do
/ YOU think th" outcome will be- I re-
sponded. Perhaps I had better repeat
to you the remarks Of a speaker at din
ner given year or two ago m New York
He said several years ago the lagiala-
ture II this Sia'" appropriated $3.50 go
for the Improvement Of the Erie Canal
After the money was spent. at least after
| u all got on ut the state treasury. the
Legislature appointed committee TO
find out what had become 81 ~. That
committee ~ said To have made a report
| 10 has never been mad" public Its e1-
pense hill was $3.50 90. and the traffic Of
the Enc Canal N" year after the 50 .OOO. 90
had been expended was lsS- tnan for any
OF The presiding six wears. The Iegisla-
/ uire has recently appropriated sIOI .OJO n'O
for the further Improvement 81 IN" Erie
! Canal Now | am no mathematician
B but II II takes $3.50 On to find out nothing
at all about what became II Soon. poO
and the traffic 81 tn" canal fell or how
much will ~ take 20 find out what has
/ hecome ~ sIol on Ooo. and what efect
will ITS expenditure have upon the traffic
. n tho canal''- II had been my desire
to be- entertaining as well az To reply to
I the question. but my reighboT's smile
was faint and forced az he somewhat
depreca,ingly remarked i suppose IL ~
too early for any definite development
He seemed bit cut up. srd hastily
agreed -Oh. yes. the work has hardly
begun Surely I ought to have known
but ! did not. that my gracious com
| panion was the noble chairman u the
! Royal Commission on canals and Water
I ways ~ Great Britain.