Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-05

II Metropolis from nay 20 Day
! In the matter Of getting next to easy
money In a strictly legitimate way, one
New York woman has made editors Of
/ society columns beaten q mile or more
/ She rs an agreeable. original and iusiuu-
/ ating person. talents partly acquired and
! polished up in the newspaper profession.
! Her line is writing up ambitious women
| who desire to shine in the society columns.
| There Is no charge for the write up; the
newspaper woman, so-caed was per-
| fectly satisfied with the space rates paid
| to her by the various leading organs OF
public thought that used" her matter
But if my lady desired her picture-a beau
tiful half-tone engraving, which would APP
| pear clear and attractive no matter how
many revolutions per second the perfect
| ms press was guilty Otto appear along
] with the reading matter, that would cost
modest sum. say 500 up, or as much as the
traffic would bear-the more the better Of
course, so long as the victim would stand
| or fall for II. If the photograph in ques-
| ton was attractive enough-and usually it
was because the victim had sat for It
especially - then the artst-photographer
would be glad to furnish any number of
! them at so much per dozen, and the rake
! off on these was the customary commits
| sion. Thus the various sums upon which
! the enterprising young literary woman I'm
question subsisted, II not contributed
equally by the society paper the lady with
social aspirations and the artist-photo-
grapher. were nevertheless contributed to
by each which makes II all far merrier
than could otherwise have been the case.
|
| The saleswomen in a bakery on Madison
avenue are 50 accomplished that they are
| the envy OF other proprietors. who have
often wondered how such competent women
are found. The proprietor of this bakery
told the secret the other day to a customer.
When they have given a customer what
has been ordered" he said. 1T is customary
for them to ask IL anything more is wanted.
l always try to find OUT when a girl is
taken on here what ii is that she especially
! likes 1t may be salted almonds or crun-
pets or Jelly cake. but she is sure to have
some preference So / say to her that she
should always mention that after she has
served a customer. Anything more? The
sailed almonds are delicious today She is
certain to say that with much apprecia-
| ton and such JUNCTION that few customers
are able to resist her, and if they don't
take almonds it's ten to one that she will
interest them equally in something else
So it pays to find out what a girl likes
and have her try that on customers"
Edward Hungerford contributes to the
issue Of Harper's Weekly for April 30 an
article descriptive of New York by night
We are taken on a tour round the city
There are more than 300 900 separate gas
meters in New York City" says our guide.
| There are 10000 street lamps in New York
| New York has nearly 1000 miles of gas
mains, to which may be added nearly $500
miles of service p!pes-leading from the
mains to the individual meters. He points
to one Of the dull red gas holders or reser-
voIrs that raise their ugly bulk in the yard
| just without. You could plump that in
the middle of Madison square and not have
much spare room on the sides. he says
| My boy. that gas holder reaches within
eight feet of the height of the Flatiron
building"
There is an undercurrent OF growing 60
ing on in one of the big downtown lunch
ing clubs Ten cents per member guest
served IL to be charged hereafter for bread
or butter. Both of these have been free
from the day of opening
This recalls the incident of the man who
paid a visit to Coney Island, He looked
over the menu and said, You make no
charge for bread and butter?"
You're on" said the waiter,
And none for mashed potatoes?"
- still on!"
you may bring me some mashed pota-
toes and bread and butter" gravely said
the man from New York.
You'll find de county poorhouse furder
up de line" said the waiter
Certainly things are progressing" said
a householder Men around yesterday
from the gas company asking II there
was anything the matter with our gas
range. We hadn't sent for them, you
understand they just came around on
house-to- house canvass to see II there was
anything that needed doing and to do it
II there was; to put the range in the best
possible working condition. Fine business
this; looks like trying to please their Gus
toners, and / think there might be noted
in these days various signs of enlighten-
ment on the part of public service cor
poratons showing a desire 10 get &C
quainted with and to deal fair with those
with whom they hold relations Certainly
things are progressing"
A West Side matron proudly exhibited
the lock of her front door to the afternoon
caller. 1t was an intricate looking affair,
resembling a gum machine more than ii
did a door latch. you turn this" ex-
planned the woman, pointing to a tiny
knob inside the door. and you have fixed
the bolt so 1t can't be shot back with the
key. To release the tumblers you've got
to drop a coin in the slot outside. The
only piece of money that will fit is a five
dollar gold piece The idea is my own.
A locksmth downtown worked out the
mechanical part OF II for me. Every
night at 1890 l adjust the coin attachment,
If my husband is out after that hour II
costs him s. to get in, He stays home
evenings, as rule"
On one of the cars going out subur
ban line is the usual glass case containing
an ak, a saw. a sledge-hammer, and col
lapsble canvas bucket, On the glass are
the words: In case of accident, break the
glass"