New Britain herald., 1927-01-14
SIGHTS SEEN AND
 UNSEEN IN GOTHAM
GlimpSes Of Little Old New York
 Are Interesting
By Tho Associated Press.

In the street, if not in the drawing room. policemen and men of wealth are on common terms. It Is not un- usual to see well-dressed man of cultured bearing stop to chat with a bluecoat and pass on with a wave of walking-stic while the policeman touches the brim of his cap.
 Differences in smoking tastes are recognized by New Yorkers who fre- quently have callers. American cig- arettes usually are kept handy even if the host prefers Turkish, English, French. or some other kind. One theatrical producer smokes 8 popular brand of domestic cigarette but keeps gold-tipped flags for visitors who might be used to them.
 Some of the more intimate night clubs protect their guests against embarrassing encounters. The maitre d'hotel of one has been trained to recognize the frequenters and when the spouse of guest appears at the door, the latter Is warned so that he can disappear or at least separate from his companion of the evening. The proprietor says that occasionally a woman will appear with a male escort while her husband is in the place with woman companion. and vice versa An effort is made to pre- vent the couples from meeting.
 Supplying work horses with water continues to be an important task. Fourteen of sixteen free watering stations are maintained by the New York Women's League for Animals in traffic districts during all seasons tor the benefit of the 64,000 work horses in the city.
 His habit of saluting each carload d of passengers daily with "Howdy Folks" brought Jerry" Long Island railroad conductor, a hatful of money this Christmas. This con- ductor rides an early train, most of the passengers on which wear heavy, stained working shoes. Four of these passengers disguished themselves in holiday makeup at Christmas time, went through the train calling them selves Jerry and his Gang" and col lected the money.
 With "Old Ironsides," Tell It To The Marines" "The Fire Brigade, " The Big Parade" and What Price Glory" on Broadway, it seems to be glorification season. The old frigate Constitution and early naval heroes, the marine corps, fire departments of thc country. and the army share the honors.
 New York society has grown three times as fast as the metropolis population in the last four decades. The Social Register of 1887 compris- ed under 5000 names, against 30- 900 in the issue just published. In the same period the city population grew from around 100000 to G. 100000.
 Contrary to widely-held belief, however. the old aristocracy is not dying out; at least, not so far as the family names indicate. Many of the old English, Dutch and French burghers stih are represented in the latest edition and, in some cases, by dozen collateral branches.
 Of, interest to realtors, possibly, Is the steady trend of the city's social center northward. From the days when Bowling Green was promen- ade, it has moved up the island until tooth street, eight miles away, Is the accepted northern boundary. From Greenwich Village on the west side it has sidled toward the East river until the latest exclusive" develop ment touches that commerce -moiled stream.
 To ''fealtor" and "mortician." has been added the word "electragist." A West Thirteenth street electrical con.