New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-24
The Woman
About Town

COULD MANY OLD NEW WORKERS
DO BETTER?-A very clever man was
showing New York-via the Fifth avenue
'bus-to his three friends-probably coun-
try cousins What he didn't know wasn't
worth knowing, but his friends seemed
greatly impressed with the way he rolled
off the names Of millionaires and his
familiarity with the homes of those es-
termed citizens. while other passengers
lin the know" were greatly amused. In
stead of giving Helen Gould her own
modest orownstone dwelling house, he
gave her the elaborate Clark mansion.
The Vanderbilt residence was pointed out
as the cottage" Of Mrs o. II. F. Bel
mont. and I'm only one instance did he
shoot straight. But. after all, what did
it matter? Twas all the same 10 his
friends. They probably went home ana
gave glowing descriptions Of that ride
and when they come here again they'll
doubtless take the same trip and show OF
to some one else their knowledge OF the
great estates of Gotham
Is MILITANCY JUSTIFIED?-As the
theatre crowd poured into the subway
train at 42d street the seats were quickly
filed. but one man not only took more
space than his nickel entitled him 70, but
placed his overcoat on the seat beside him
and paid no attention 10 those standing
around nor TO the remarks made for his
benefit. Finally. large, masculine
woman edged up to him; grabbed the
coat and threw il over the electric fan;
motioned two girls into the empty space
and said. There, now II his precious
coat must have a perch 10 itself, IL
might as we'll have a high one" Every
body, excepting the offender, chuckled.
He went into the other car.
BUT IT WAS PLAY.-The small boy
was playing ball In the street and while
running got dreadful fall His race
got an ugly jag and 1t was bleeding. but
when advised TO run home and have IL
washed. he laughed, "Oh. gee, That's
nothin' It's all in a days work.
ABOUT EARS.-ln casually thinking Of
ears" there comes TO mind model OF
pink perfection. but in making a study on
the appendages It's astonishing 10 find
how many varieties there are. There's
the long ear and the short one, the nap
ear and the stubby; ears that resemble
anything from an adder stone TO cab
bage leaf ears that look as though the
faintest whisper couldn't get through and
others as II steam engine could rusn
right in Often one ear doesn't match the
other. There's the talky ear and the balky
ear. the saucy and the naughty, and ears
that resemble almost every vegetable
from the radish TO the corn. Why, there
are so many other varieties that, II an
artist sketched a book full Of 'em 'twould
prove one Of the best sellers" We'd all
want to find our own ears.
CHEAP LITERATURE.-At one OF the
uptown subway stations a smart looking
young woman came up to the newspaper
attendant and asked. How soon VIII
Ms Magazine be out? Not till then?
I'm just dying 10 see it." Talk about
nervew exclaimed the woman at
tendant. Look at her. As soon as
that magazine comes out she makes a
grab for it, reads it while several trains
go by and does the same thing for three
DAYS I'm succession. I think she's reading
serial story In IT, Stop her? Oh. no.
Those little things have 10 be borne Most
people are nice and friendly, and they
make up for the others