The sun., 1910-02-17
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

A woman who lives in one OF Long
rsland's exclusive colonies was astonished
the other day when one Of her husband 3
friends who arrived in his automobile
introduced HE chauffeur to her.
Il shouldn't have been more surprised
Il be had presented his coachman.' said
she. The chauffeur. however. was
very much a gentleman and appeared
to be on such terms with his employer
that he had to be made one of the luncheon
party. A fow days later l learned that
the man was a private secretary and had
university degree. Our friend 1t seems,
was unwilling 20 trust hinAsef with an
ordinary chauffeur. 30 he had his con-
fidential man learn to run the machine. =
Il have always thought said the old
reporter. that there was more voluntary
charity In New York than is generally
believed, and now ! am convinced Of IL.
l never wear an overcoat, and a week
or more a 60 while a storm was rampa ging
around over Manhattan l wandered out
into Park row to meet a friend at 8 o'clock
in the morning. | pulled my hat down
over my eyes and turned up my coat
collar to keep out the snow and wind.
My friend had been detained and sought
a temporary shelter under the lee OF the
Franklin statue. As stood there
noticed a man hurry by and glance at
me. To my surprise he wheeled sud
denly and walking up to me handed out
a nickel.
You might need it, he said, and
hurried away.
I was too much surprised even to
thank him"
is it possible.- said the renting gent,
that all my apartments will have to
undergo a musical test2 II looks that
way. Half a dozen prospective tenants
have refused to rent until they have tested
the acoustics Of the apartments. They
were singers. pianists, violinists and
harpists. and they said that unless the
walls were sufficiently resonant they
would be unable TO tell whether they
were producing satisfactory tones. II
appears that there is a great difference
| in the musical properties OF fats. Some
are so constructed that they are very
sensitive to music They give the best
When divide my musical sheep from the
goats | shall be able to rent to better
satisfaction all round. Those who like
music can take the musical apartments.
those who don't like 1t the non n-mueical.
That will do away with big lot OF kick
ing
! The doctor swears this IL true. It Ia
about his young daughter. who is not yet
a year old just about noon tho other
day, when the doctor and his wife sat down
TO frankfurters, Of which they are very
fond the nurse brought the baby in
from a long ride. The baby squirmed
around in the wOman's arms, leaned over
until she could see what was in the chain z
dish filed with boiling water and then
remarked -Boo-woo!-
On the passenger lists OF liners the
name of the married man usually precedes
that OF his wife. Sometimes, when she
insists on using her Christian name and
when she has attended to the, buying oI
| the tickets, she may succeed IN appearing
| as the head OF she family. There has
/ been only one instance in the memory OF
men who scan paseen ger lists Of husband
placing his chauffeur before his wife
| The discoverer Of this had read -Locksley
Hall" and he recalled the husband who
after his passion had spent its move
force, held his wife as something better
J than his dog a little dearer than his horse.
The wife's name on the list OF the big shiL
which sailed the other day was not men
/ toned. There were three lines:
Mr.. BLANK BLANK.
! Chauffeur g.
| and wife.
Il NAV be inferred from this that the
automobile il not priced % dearly as the
wife. There was no mention OF dog
and naturally a horse you'd be useless
| under the cfrC1lInataucQS