New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-07
FOREIGN LIRE IN NEW- YORK.

IT'S SALIENT FEATURES AND CUSTOMS.
NUMBER HABITS AND CHARACTER or TIE BoHE-
MANS, POLES, sLAYONIC RUSSIANS AND GREEKS
~ THIS CITY.
Among the many foreign nations now repre-
,entd in Now-York therc several from the Eastern
part Of Europe especially OF the sayonic family that
arc not so well known to the public the Germans,
Iris b and French.
The Bohcmans, who number about $4,000. live to-
geher in large tenement houlcs along Avenues and C..
and between Stanton ana sXtss., and the majority are
cicaIGakers. peculiarly amonS the Bohemian imini-
grants here is that the women and not the men, come
first 10 this country and prepare the way for their idmi-
lies Most Of the men in Bohemia farmers or peas
ants while the work in the tobacco factories
Wheneyerany number of families determine to emgratc
1--WE or six oft1e wives to NcwYork together, rent
a room in n tenemenhOuse occupied by Bohemians, and
seek work in the tobacco and cigar factories.
German physician, Dr. Herman Muhr, who has
a large practice among the Bohcmians, says that
the conduct Of these women, many Of whom
are young and goojlooSing, is irraproIchabe. When
theso have saved sufficient money, they serd to
their husbands and children for their passage here. The
entire united family then takes the manufacture OF
cigars emulatn the industry O: the mother bohemian
families live very fucIlly, often Stlnting themselves
even necessarics in order to save some money every
week, The interior Of a occupied by a Bohemian
family Is generally far from inviting IL serves the COM
mon purposes Of badchamber dningroom, kitchen and
Workshop The oIors from the cooking aud washing and
tbc tobacco make an atmosphere uncomfortable 10 one
fond OF fresh air.
The dream " tie Bohemian is 90 possess farm and
home I'm Tie West, and, with this Object in view. lie works
p''iiH'p an" 'ii'''''' i"""' 'i- nv ~ ''"
is heavily built, with short neck aud high cLeekboHos
lie is usually Of dark complexion lie is a good fa'her
and husband and devoted to his denominations whether
Catholic or Protestant Indeed there is strong autlg-
,, i,.tc-gou IN. ty-o sccts o,on.- thp Roh.tpilrs
w. " - -, -.
Aeb'A'llh is i'iI 'i ~" NC '7le'iS ''a' VI tue W.
oIln. which ne oisen accompanies win songs, manly
r,.,.o Ia tl,c.r ralc. the Eobcuiiius of N.v,York
a.,
nave -I-''' 40 '"' i'I""''n parry '"'' "' i''' con"
plants we're made that their leaders were ignored, and
t tt,t cl.,,i, y.nt.I fla. q .,,,rr..tic t
90 ''' '''' '''''''' .'''''''' 49, ''0 80 "
t| }" INC aIL-Sle i.''' i''i anu 4u."'E' '"' - '
patty Of the iOhouilus ICES almost altogether with Rus
So, c.i,, ,l.,. r,.-- ia mother of tlr st,ic r,cr
,,.,i- ,.ic r,,.r ,.,.sct,f,l I.r. in fair 1ir.-
'. - - -, -. =. -, n
''is s tA' f"''A' Oi genuine 9-'''c i''.'' s''t ~.
solnoW'Hf prominent Pole. There are hardly 4o'o
81, the CITY aItl,ugi rly ljOOO immigrants claim
49,. a.,,.,,,,- ,-I.i.,.,,,. , .ti..,s De. ,l,,,o
'''' '"'-''-''''' " ''' ' 'f
are also number OF merchants, professional and literary
- ,t,,.,.;, ,l e.l,r ~ g i.,, r. .t,,., .,,.,,
' "
al classes oil Po!rs ic same social distinctions are on
served mere as ~ 1 o' COan',5 llgra axe Sc, era.
I''l'i H"''' ' ' mo ny an" NUM- h' ".'' " '''"
ish paper, The hUis NorI orLS' Is pubshcdin Brook
, 49,, o,f,,t b,, C,,Iir,i r.l,,.tc,.. H. ,,.t,
Tie feeling between ihc NtN-1 OK PCc' ana bOhcLahs
- ,. gr,,-, ala, ,i-, I'm t',e br.,Lng ont of tho pu-.,
Voc
Iurkisi WY "Ech tH' i't'I H"" rHIp''HN ipr I'is
sa, WINE hefoir- ~ an iA't io. iti2'i' nl'
were unat TO i"i?lNt 'h' ''t nus sec
them ana dIlNth lhc'i rom ir hoh''. iNo OF 'hItc
times dl!h4 tue yea pr i9I'S al iil' CD pn nc
their reFnnLo lflI'iPdil Hlh hpte'nrs ah ucsds
maj 'A7 i'c io'' .N' NV iul - i y VI
music anu uai'ns re - ho"t''I, NOR SlSl0I III
form more asle IN ms MONUMENT '1i uS.aLJ ~,
lar culuHcAluh ne a., lipdu'hl' "S'S Ii,Su uII NV
past ol ms na1n anu Is no. 81 po 'ht ~ lh loI,r
Inc sla\ nilc hi'Sl'hsln lliH ~ u"I oio i''lou
ana hty Inc reason dlIIpu'gu ioi lnts uc the ulPVs
uon oi the Russian H"'crhIoht ~ lHhlL,Oh' llu ,i1
reluctance or the haINt 70 IlNc thrr couht- nNcia
Russians have visited TINS country WIN Tue ogeot OF
studying the industrial and agricultural institutions ot
America There are RUSSIAN dilsais clcihH anu u rev
business men IN the cty' but tho s!sin oi rsPi1aGo
under Wlich ineS htHe H,'i III .HSlI h''I,c l'i,
mas 80 ahtccu thtlr hituic9 ~ cf.ii i'ic
seek one alotI.i ~" ila,.l. az
IoDd mere anu ,ih t"o @ IT, vi 'n 'iH'"'NS
upon RUSSIAN hpnc Ilc O''in". p' oeti'i"''"' g,
The number OF brcrh reNuchts mere u WSD very Small
Most ~ them are engaged III trade principally III cotton
Bo,assi the Gfecan Consul why there were so few of
his counrynen here. while in London and ia the mari