The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-24
4 TRArELLINo PRINCES DIARY.
Fir., Impression. Of New York.

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The so-called Empire City is In many respects
wonderful one. Nature evidently ala not ore
des,ine narrow and long strip OF land between
TWO large rivers as the site OF great ana renned
METROPOLIS but men have altered moro than
once the plans OF nature ana they ala so mere
Instead oil making OF Manhattan island mere
industrial ana IN inufacturin1 settlement' ior
whlch u seems so admlraDS nuteu' they "aue
OF u a city whl'h LOT "eai'h' resources OF cotn-
'ort unu pleasure' anu oe"uues VI u"o"inhs,
stahus eeconu 10 put ie" hu'"Pea" oap'er'
now thls came To pass cannot 'maR'he' ani
toid that twenty years ago me spot on WHICH
our hotel stands was pasture menu io-uay '.
Is the centre OF an accumulation OF wealth. anu
elegance when can larry compe'e WIN Tue
boulevard Malesheroes ana fatk row
Yet the nrst impression New ! orh maze on
us was bv no means favorable. We arrived at
Jersey ''S late NJ h'Rh'' Inc terminus u 'ne
fa''roau was hulrty' WOODEN paih Oh tue usuai
American style OF railroad stations iheh came
a ferry boat with lot OF vagabonds ~ mana TO
bother You WIN oners OF carriages anu luReage
conVeyances' Inc streets we hau 'nen 10 urNe
through looked poor ana desoIa'e' lhe h'Hn'
was maRhlnceh'' put hopouy seeheu W c"Ie W
take lresh ar feople' however cuulu hut noNe
hau iresn ayr even II tueS hau "ahteu w. ipr 'he
atmosphere was full OF hsh' onion ana other
uIsagreeaOIe odors' "e"ere eN'uentIS passing
a market region Ihe narrow entanR'eu, oauIN-
paved street. with miserable WOODEN sh'h'les
Tor houses by no means suggested the iuea Of
handsome METROPOLIS ny ana oS we came 10
large square and in driving across II had the
hrst glimpse at Few deceh'-loohine men ana
women sitting on the benches and epJovinR the
cool night breeze. II was Washington square
long, apparently interminable street began then
to show us nne dwellings but the street was
as dark rs the houses and both seemed desert
ed. Here and there we saw a Few brightly
lighted windows OF some club or hotel and that
was all. The outdoor life seemed to nave
ceased, though II was not quite mid
night yet. This early retirement OF peo-
pie, even during the summer months
Is one Of the most striking pecular'tles
Of American city life. Most OF the European
cities are never livelier than on me summer
midnight while here, when the shop Is closed
HE seems to be done With.
The alighting at the Windsor Hotel was an ex'
ceedingN pleasant surprise. a magnificent build
Ing with luIurlant flower beds IN front OF II, with
q vast and handsome white marble lobby on the
ground door, and with splendid parors and
dining rooms above, was to be our new home.
II was evident from the first glance that the
hotel was that OF thoroughly civilized city.
Polite white servants, not stupid negroes,
watched every opportunity to attend to your
requirements. The moment 1t became known
that we could not speak English we had u ser
want speaking Spanish and another speaking
French detailed for special attendance upon US.
The rooms allotted to us were lofty and very
comfortable, more SO than those Of the Grand
Hotel at Paris. Of the buckingham Palace Hotel
In Loudon, or Of any Of the best hotels Of &C.
neva, that city Of hotels par ,Iceuence.
In less than half an hour after our arrival an
excellent supper was served In our parlor, aud
to our establishment contained neither chops,
steaks, nor cold roast beef. We obtained also
without the slightest dimculty excellent wines
excellent cigsrs, and several European newspG-
pers. That was more than necessary TO make
us al go TO bed happier and more contented
than we had felt since we left Europe.
our awakening this morning was a perfect rev.
citation. glance out of the window disclosed
to us the famous Fin avenue, with its magnin-
cent mansions and the new white marble cathe-
drdl IN course 81 construction. We at once for
got al about the crooked. dirty streets we
passed throu- h last night. We got ny very rare
but the breakfast was CA that account none the
less hue. II was cooked ana served speclaiN'
without our having touole apou' giving orue's'
ana IN style Win Whlch tue seNereN 'lluu
could not ma ia"lt' Inc gay was horrluN NOT
ana we hHu l" stay ihuo"Is WI late III 'nc a''si-
noon hut as soon a. the sun went Hl"e uo"h
we ordered carriage ana utoVe OUT 10 nave u
LOON Al 'ie CIV lue n's' N's' "HS NN'"" u
farh' one oi the most ueau'lu' PARIS lhho" o.
No L"hu"h PARK can compare WIN IT, ~ - nu-
mi"hN la'u o"' ahu h'l III spie""'u "'ue'' Us
ohp OlaN n"VN II 'D"' wv "''s a'' uu"s ''' :
tut since we iIuss'"ls nave N'si'eu i"'s '"e
hols 90 hVuloRne' ZOO mas ios' must Vi
us "'u "''s' 'C' " j. n'' US ".' WV
on th"' account Anu the 'ehNa' I"lA N'e'us
III ho'h'ns 10 'he '0Is ue nouloe"e "s Is now
'he sl/e eA''p'eu' Tue ne" ""u'e'"'u 'uN'
'VMPie'eu "'ohe 'ne huuso" rNo' - s'"e'v'
one 'nan any 81 'ne "v" Avenues VI '"e Wv
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o,hsrsares. and for mcn,to cl,ndestine mix ed.
drink excursions To some of the drinking bar,
established m and around the Park. Music is not
ia M, heard here moro thap once a week. and then
even only those on foot can listen TO IL. there
heino no roads for IN. carriage. TO come near IN
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