New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-06

the great pronenadrs. fashion. wealth and respect
ability are continually ostled by rags, and sqGaor
ana the extreme OF nnrcspectabIlity. Ma crowd can
be Kept keyed mp to the dr. ss-parade style Of
Fifth Avenue on Saturday afternoon. or az
The Sunday high noon review Of fashion-iwoc f
the most Characterize siahts OF metropolitan
life. Here the unconventional and the era
tesque is sure to obtrudo itself at all times and
places Take a seat in OF these roomy roc king.
chairs III this window. which commands a
view of the busiest blocks Of Kparney-st-
the portion of the city that corresponds most
nearly to Broadway, opposite Madson-snuara r.
~ saturday afternoon and galatime for tie die
play of street costumes. The women who macs ara
more robust than their New-YOrk sister. with 4
tresPer color and more elastic walk You will soc
more beautiful faces here than on + have but
nor SO many tasteful costumes Rich dresses
aoouDd, 9ut the tendency l. TO Oycr-dTessng 10
bizarre effects Of color TO the many devices for at
tracing notice which are usually relcgafed 70 fhe
class winch Is not on speaking terms VITA the Soy.
ehth commandment. The most startling comblul-
llOns OF color are seen every hand. and what
astolnds the stranger IS the fOudness that even
Otherwise we-dressed ladies display for six-Jut-
ron Whte kld gloves for street wear. i IS
we same fatal lack Of taste which seen IN many
ol the Young men VINO spoil The effect of an ire
pro1cDabe costume by appearing in q w,ire neck
ne for an afternoon prOmepade-whgt il loco lv
known As " going IN n mash" All the woaen 10
matter how poor their garments make some fort
at adornment, some struggle 10 keep within hail
are can and tidy Not the men, however. The
san Francisco man has not reached that point IN
evolution which prompts him 10 conform to 100
stye OF dress or his nelghbOr. There -
small spriuklrng OF cXquisifes aDd how
l,@ sweils," but the majority OF masculine
DasseTSby, youns and old. seem to- have paii
Iltle heed to their dress The china 20 permits them
TO wear the Same suit for twelycmOnth. and they
usually yield gracefully to the Innate. they haye
as pronounced TASTE for ready -mace clothing,
sIonch hats and stout boots rs tor tobacco and
whisky. They show TO great regard for clean
lncn, and, what with dust and an atmosphere hilcd
Win the SCOT OF 10 coal, 10 Il perhaps well tor
them that they have no yearnIng toward iUnacu-
ate collars and cuffs, for 1t would cost money and
effort to crafty II.
SUNDAY IL THE CONTINENTAL STYLE.
Bat it is on Sunday that one sees the city in ts
most characteristic aspect By small portion of
the community the day is kept sacred to religions
ObseryanceS but fully three-quartcrs Of the people
look upon It with Continental eyes and hail il as a
holiday. No other American city, unless II be Cncin-
natl, is thoroughly Europeanzed in this respect.
The large German, French and Italian colonies 20
on plcnIcs with religious regularity aud their
return at nightfall they march through the streets
with bands PLAY ing and flags living 10 their society
halls The many beautiful suburban resorts are
crowded with the families of wOrkingmen bent on
good days outing the h0Odlum OF both sexes -
ALWAYS present and always off nslye the recreation
grounds swarm with deyOie,s OF the noble but else
where decayed game of baseball m the gardens
near the Mission variety entertainment lis gwen
enOiin us audience largely composed of
Young boys and girl the Park drives and the old
Cliff House ROad-both as smooth billiard table
are thronged with fleet footed trotiers for the Cal
or ian mas Il X ntucklaWS low II a neat bit of
hOrs flesh, ana always fret at tn ordinance which
limits rapid driving. La the evening all the thea
tres throw open their doors and secure thp best an
dences Of the week. The variety halls are abaZe
with light and noisy aud asthnatIc bands whIeh
wheeZe out popular melodies from the side
walk oyerhangng balconies. The German
concentrations are crowded with those wno arc
fond OF mixing good music with lager-beer or RHINE
VINE. From the dives near the Bgrbary Coast
come sudden bursts OF drunken Tevelrv, alternating
with Dlasphemy shouted IN whiskeY-cOarsencd
voices by creatures, once women but now un-
spe aOly vile tnat their very breath cOntamInatcs
the ar, aud their presence ~ as OatnsOne as
that of the Chinese lepers who lie r0ttng
By inches in the wretched Monaghan hos
pital. There several American clIss fully
wicked as san Francseo, put IN them wee IS
concealed IN by-ways and dark alleys. Here ii is
faunt d IN the open glare OF the street lamp. and
It's local naDIttGIOn Is scarcely Il block away from
the chef thOrOuglfares. There Is attempt 10
cover IL up. exists and brazenly assers itself al
most without cneck or blndrance
Mills OF WOODEN BUILDINGS.
Another marked popularity of the city-to turn
from people to thngs-is the number of wooden
buildings You may walk for two miles on some Of
the residence streets and see house OF brick or
stone Doubtless tue dread of earthquakes bad
something 10 do with this tondness foT wood as
building material, but the stronger motive lies
the climate which gives an unwholesOme dampness
TO houses witt thick walls. This feature lends TO
many parts Of the city very cheap. unsubstantlal
appearance but the cunning of the architect
| pllshes wonders in the costly mansions on Mop
Hill" In the Western Addition and other arstocratic
oaarters The walls are covered with sdiDg,'
made i'm imitation of stone blocks, and when
paiuted a light brown the Illusion. at a short dis
lance is perfect. The great majority of the houses,
however painted white. and IN the Spring, alter
the annual painting, the city has charming fresh
| ness-each house looking like dainty little maiden
tricked out IN a clean drnty pinatore. BY midsum-
| mer dust and CRIME have done their work, and
the house then resembles the same tiny
maiden who has reyelled IN the manufacture or mhd-
pies and Is smntched up to the eyebrows. Inc dust
winch is blown in clouds through the streets from
| May TO November, penetrates every nook ana
Granny Mingled with smoke ii hangs I'm a heavy
haze over the lower part of the CITY and obscnres
the outlines Of the bay IL settles upon the fronts
| of business blocks and hotels and the dense focs
| which at night come rolling IN from seward take
up the work and streak the fair facades with CRIME
| Thus the Palace Hotel, originally light gray. has
| been reduced 10 the so0ty appearance OF an IRON
| foundry.
| HOUSES THAT TELL or DOMESTIC TRAGEDIES.
| In New-York a brown-stone mansion may fall
from it's first estate and be let out in hired lodgings,
yeti will often the outward look of Its ancient
| grandeur. and only the keen observer may detect
| signs of it's decadence. Here. where the annual
coat OF paint is necessity. neglect Is betrayed with
| painful clearness. In many streets are houses
| which have been strangers to paint for hair
a generation. Brown and weather-worn as
| ancient sailors, with their od-ashOned dor
| mer windows blinking through battered shutters.
| they seem TO take on n human element and to
| typify the broken fortunes OF their owners Such
house stands in StOckton-st., rising in solitary STATE
| among n cluster of Chinese shanties and small
shops. IL is still imposing having been built ~ inc
| model of those decayed mansions abont Washing
tnp " npp a.
owned acres of valuable city lots Stock speculation
wrecked his fortune and made him mad, and IN one
| of the lofty chambers OF tins house he was ionnu
| The building transformed into
| bachelors boarding house, the upper
| floor which commands superb view Of the hareor'
| heinn Nttnl In rs hllliarll- room. Ihen The MOn-