The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22

silver thread of the girls soprano.
Neither side weakens.
When the real speaker of the evan
gelists leaps to the box and throws
himself into high speed the battle is
really worth while. Both sides sprin-
kle their speeches generously with
golden promises. And in the end each
side has its following. The barker
leaves with his bus full of pleasure
seekers bound for Coney Isle and
the evangelist leaves with his saliva
ton seekers.
Another incongruity. Have You
ever noticed the unhappy individuals
whose work IL is to walk about the
streets carrying n miniature roof
through the peak of which protrudes
their heads? On one side of the roof.
which extends across heir chests. you
will all read about "the Hungarian
restaurant, dinner 80 cents with wine"
On that side of the roof which covers
the back In a list of the things in
| cluded I'm that 80 cents offer. soup,
meat, vegetables. dessert.
What l want to know" says the
Girl Who Draws, lis why the pro-
prietor of the restaurant doesn't take
his sign carrier and feed him up for
a while before he starts him out t.
drum up trade? I have yet to see
| one of these sign bearers who looked
as II he ate regularly. They are living
examples of the words dyspepsia, NAL
nutrition. hunger. Thin. cadaverous
men they are. with sad eyes wherein is
no reflection Of large juicy steaks
hanked by baked potatoes. One feels
at a glance they must dine on a
crust of bread and a thin glass OF
water. II l was advertising niy
restaurant by means of a man sign
bearer I'd choose the latest. %Jolliest
one I could find. n who looked the
part"
About dinner time you decide to
take a little fresh air cocktail. II you
are a girl with a due sense Of sar-
a., torials your attention Is attracted by
an ultra smart young man in a black
and white checked suit that hugs his
waist and has Just the proper flare In
the skirt.
"Ah,'" you say. this good looking
person is on his way to dine informally
at the Ritz He is going to meet some
beautiful creature with blond hair
and a pale pink lingerie dress"
What, then. Is your horror to see
the man with the costly clothes ant
the million dollar air hesitate, gaze
furtively up and down the street, fish
a single Ave N piece from his silk
lined pocket. kiss 1t lovingly and
dodge into Infants" where he con-
sumes a plate of butter cakes anC
restores the polish to his highly mani.
cured nails by means Of tho paper
napkin served with the cakes. A lo'
Of clothes and a one Jitney Is n OF
the incongruities of New York thai
happen with alarming frequency.
The other day over on Fifth avenue
a small boy our YER best sol
writer's would describe as a ragged
urchin" emerged from a side street
Behind him trundled a soap DO,
mounted on four wheels which had al
too plainly been whitfield out at home
BY what ingenious means they had
been induced to revolve necessity
alone could tell. though e with the
great urge Of necessity to crease then
they wabbled along In a that
threatened collapse at almost an!
minute.
The wagon contained a load Of wood
a great big trimming load Of wood
gathered al who knows what expens'
in labor and patience. Willie wa.
storing up wood against a long leai
winter.
At what Willie thought was a hui