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Show "Vth Avenue." As soon as the Nassau street tailor moved up to Fifth avenue he, of course, sent out new cards, says the New York Times. Their appearance caused some surprised comment among his friends. "That looks funny," said one man. "Vth avenue. Isn't that a new wrinkle?" wrin-kle?" "Not exactly," said the tailor. "Roman "Ro-man numerals are getting to be rather popular in writing the names of streets. Fifth avenue business men are particularly partial to them. On cards and in newspaper and street ear advertising you may frequently see the address of some tailor, haberdasher, haberdash-er, or other tradesman, written Vtb avenue. So far the other avenues have not adopted the style to any great ex tent, but the lime may come when the business houses on all those streets will write IVth, Vita, Vllth, Vllth, and IXth avenues." |