The evening world., 1911-01-21

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heads or trotted soberly behind. inhai-
Ing the dust raised by his masters
passing. Now the little children OF the
rich trot briskly along the sidewalk
hand In hand with a hired nurse and
inhaling the smoke OF Dosgy's auto
mobile.
<<CMALL PIANOS FOR SMALL
APARTMENTS"
We have folded the bed.
shrunk the family dog and done away
with grandma and ner rocking che =.
We have kitohencttes. combination bath
tubs n the hobbls skirt. The old
fashioned hall bedroom was roomy COM
! pared with the new fashioned par,or.
We live In a series OF aicoves and
cubby holes called a fat" n keep
mouse In a can.
The square piano OF our grandmothers
has long been a luxury belonging
20 the owners of large red automobiles
and country estates. TIM ordinary vot-
ing citizen has contented himself with a
modest imitation which was very much
up and down and very little back and
forth. and his daughter has taken the
"Clavier" method and practiscd her
exercises on the table. Now even this
5 to be taken from Us. Pianos. too.
: are " bfNOlht lldli
| The illuminated gilt sign does not
state what il to be amputated; whether
. pianos are TO be made thin like a pan
cake, TO hang on the wall, or short and
Eat enough 10 serve as a window seat.
bL: they are to be smaller"
Perhaps some OF the noise Is to he
subtracted. In this case the girl artistic,
not yet budded. who practises nine
hours q day upstairs. will be disap-
pointed. But we will 60 out and buy
ourselves a bottle Of fxzy water apart
! ment size) and W sips OF thank
,ulness pray that the vaudeville star IN
the fiat below will ,aiize that a voice
Intended for calling cows takes up more
space than she is paying for.
you can buy most anything on
" the New York sidewalks. from
a hairnet to half OF a wildcat
mining company. The old pushcart
man with bananas and peanuts is way
behind the times. On Sixth avenue
swarms OF itinerant shopkeepers OFFER
their wares. Candles and pretfels. furs
and fancy work. n wagon load OF neck
ties and a cartful of hardware. Gaudy
postcards by the dozen on the hundred
are displayed on the steps OF an old
brownstone mansion, nov become a
warehouse, alongside OF an array of
| plaster saints and heroes. impossible
angels and busts of Taft.
On the walk itself stands a grinning.
impudent red devil that ways his head.
and the devil-vender drives a thriving
trade. woolly dogs, Teddy bears. PIN
wheels. and a man with a boomerang
all find purchasers. Then there are a
fakir who cuts glass like cheese with
a combination knife. corkscrew. a n
opener. scissors. and an alleged war
veteran who mends glass and china
while you wait and sells fragrant little
punches OF real" English lavender
flowers. Rabbits that hop. a tin duck
that walks and fascinating plaster of
paris dogs who wag their woven wire
tails most alluringly In anticipation OF
your hesitatinE dime.
Way downtown-near Wall street
paper IL hawked on the curb. A ma
jestic six-foot policeman was seen ar.
resting a wisened little man WITH O
pushcart full Of bananas. He had trod.
den on forbidden ground. He was oui
Of his class. He merely pcddiod bA.
nanas. His customers might pick and
choose and, should they select fruit,
past itr first usefulness. they at ieasl
got something for their money. Tit
poor fruit vender had unwittingly beer
mixing with high nnanciers who. un
moissted by tho law. sell hot air. watel
ana paper-three things which are ex,
!. ceedingiy cheap or dear. according u
where you buy them. and the dearel
they are the less you get for you
| money