New-York tribune., 1884-02-16
SCENES IN LITTLE FRANCE.
IFS INHABITANTS AND OCCUPATIONS.
qnnlY 1u"v>>vp IEE<CH rrorIE - NEN N'|N
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"A ell
no nalwc rs vet hut colioluio'lS men s"'A Vi -O''7
in> Ccnam quarter. WhcE same where '~"'' '"' ''"''
~xteu;inE 10 A,cur-A = meant. or n" t"' ''"''" "
tr which every "nc knows to he i'"" H''"d''' "
Grand between Chatha''s 81 and L"'' I"''"N">' '"''
I,,,,i.n n o1sricr forming bcy aud Grandst H. Sue
same ,liit rtina cvenduS to tIoaStu me i'''" quar-
Ter va> Cr, 81 m TIE aJ> Of or-i "lS |'d NicNe"
noJr,p.s 1o ba> recently been dr;cUpp: itself 'N 'er
west side Of town. The Irench quarter within icc't
ccsr. has become very loWlo, and is al tho rf'S'"'
time displaying some peculiar phases rot Without h-
icrcst.
Ii ralrl1rd hui ihcis 'uo la NcW-Norh state 'oiae
$4,000 French people. 10000 oI Wt". 1--we un ihc ""S'
sidc az tia. c,. h,tvscl Canal and TDnuceuth SIS
,licny on Mccc Gi,,uc. Wooster, S"al inih"''. ana
Thompson AID The tr,n>Nrr-e streets ffrrN'i'
Houston aud Third There l., toagi struggle -"ius "h
between thc invading French and Tic original negro pos
,c>sorS and II hl means follows that Ihc latter VIII We
,anQui ,lcd The co'r,d rcol not only retain much o.
Thompson ana Wooster Is, Int they are dcN'i"WhS
much strength "a Eleeckcr,t All around DE P"u" ho"'
tc ancient home of the g,ol old New York heitahHe
ersocrI,y y. ,cou giIg to iIecnen groceries
kept 10y Italians who have gained the c"h""'u'' - "
rcgro,, AMI billiard salo,nS n,qiclted 10y i"sh""''"
darkcys Who uIa, pool with much enthusiasm a. any
white. skinned 'iu,,," and luH C-"'I''' VIM 'l'''
grace. .,.,,.
strange fact tla Tho ircncn ih"d-h :" "u'' Gus
have not succeeded in doing what tl" nes"'' h'' conc
They have no place OF evening 2csoii' |hei"l"| 'i P!
,bcirhcoycd Gonnocs md xchdu ge ic small 'Iclaiilts
of friendship The French cafe With i'S mIs'ih@ walters
holding coffee pot 1f abnormal $40 ID "io r'd" 'I''
newspapers under each and la ia the 'lhcf ban"
containing small glasses ol brandy aud liquor 'nd Tour
ljeccs OF SUGAR plate, doc not cS>i n be tlchch
ouarter Of New York Wiki al The An"ri'an lo'' im
paris and for Partisan way the cat has ncyt been "f
to establish itself among then, and The very ll'ch WHO
live within gates give Up apparently without S't'E
Gle the most cherished 81 heir Institutions the AmcfI
can bar triumps. with the German annex Of cold me'N
.l,f..e rfsl nd
The billiard tables arc Of the largo A"'n'a"
size and are not Of the dimensions specially
adapted for the French tIFce-hali corom -a!'e The
Gauls vanqui>lec and have 90 accept ole*h yoke
in this particular
Eut IN other matters this quarter j. moced q iitlc
France The tcoor floats proudly on Elee' 6cI 81 nom
;wo hotels ana in the great majority of houses IN The
quarter the sigus not only indicate French lNEaht1iS
but show their occupations 10 be of the highest inpor
lance Numbers of them are connected VIA an lbU"S
tries The signs show that The thousand itlc details ot
The ar, stores are manufactured by Ircnchmon dwelling
here One sign is Mosaic hordcs n wood brass. pearl
and IVORY domestic and c0lorcd vcuccN' Another says
"Antque handles speciality, t,ill Is 81 man VIII"
makes the pcrumery, brushes Ctc of Paris, i""lh =
Of a worker in marluctere, both in wood aDd metal
fifth announces wood mOIldinEs covered NHh mcial
and brass nutingS sixth is q; iudLrr of plaque bold
ers and Of 'pas.cpaItOus Five or six advertise them
selves a. makers of antique furniture Ntn' are WORKERS
i'm brass and bronze, and TOnzcr> 0f on ono ud iuai
lie sought THIS ldud OF l'i'El Ii' l"ihfH
patterns models and drawing fol inNcrt'"- Tic rrd
industries however, flower mdknH and lc"'h~ a. g
NJ AMI curling and the making Of arii0Ja caves. Oar
family have sign for aihctt su!'a' a'ne, p',,'"a
by for dinner parties
Ihcn besides these gre tle signs % thySc Who nns;.I
to The needs of the worker. eng Ifnch cr wit hINc
around them their little French commodities and
forts There are scores OF restaurants which proclaim
"cuisine bOurgcoc." of the things Wlich few trN
elels IN France fortunate enough 70 Ind. Hui
which, when fcUud, shows ttat the French la9c indeed
reduced the art Of coohjug science aad arc 'herc
supreme But the is not the thlr. and t"sc res
taurants offer only tr1yesy Of truc French cockerg
which, when failure, is more iusuPl able than The
failures OF other national cooking. ILc prices mol
crate; attends the table q note lie pay twenty cents
without dessert and coffee thirty cents with those lax
,rics his include, wiae but he wine is loTnidr, fr
The French OF Ibis city have dlscoyef" aha ,IcIni~n
wine has all the excellent medicinal propeltics
Of wine. and thcy know only 100 well thIt
tle cheap vine a. Franco Is w"H"-
s,ctured article Stimulating The hAlor, irt dciricit Ia
every valuable quality "f WGc. Wien iha stranger
enters one of ilc,c establishments he is clnIged ncIy
= dollar for what The hahtaes gct ier thIty c""tS
Strangers therefore. cone once ~ twice and ma 'It on
the whole they prefer other places.
Besides the restaurants there tto dr'nkiu- ,A"nas
kept by FrcncIncir Lu, tqpeutr by Italians. negroes
Frcnchneu, Gcuars ever bnt ,hjs is rare. There are
French shocmaRcrS hatusSIs, IlIhCs croce>. stores
OF "chaTcutcfc." which cG.dIcts c'eI' 'alc! ei pre-
pared food eaten cold but particularly preparations
of pork Ticy have in Monsters. adj? irVd> store
called the I;or Msrche7 Ike the tsnoas 10 Paris
They have their CNprcS'mci, WlIu arc ironclintn
and who do the business the quarter that those who
do not speak English not embarrassed. They have
their buchcr. ana their baker aud ;hcir little stores
where the carly workman win his o,- lolf under BIS
arn can goi his bowl o. Golfer, With milk, for i,c ceuts
II combines quantity and quality is wholesome hot aud
ia 'i is, ar"a, I,n iia' ou.e c ard bc,kr,,ns
OH fnssif fFs
down hy the most ,illanots beverage .vrr made
,,nGcr tie name of roHtc, may envy ,he french
habitani of this quarter the hearty and antic break
fast ne gets sCvcn Ccuis 1ht' tho French "1iknan
must have his smoke and r get his TOBACCO ~ a regular
French store debit Gc tahJc" lie Snok his "capOal'
N pipe Garitr" Of cly, bn; sAoricr tn the English
much dOrc artistic IN shdl Nrd ht sleeps at nlSht
n real French mattress hU!c l5 It c"nIHiil0t 1Ouhd
dhc Frcnclnran has ro set thoroughly "co,toncd" 10
the American oyster These iNHc are 80 terribly dear
ras ~ "t """lrr fc, W a., article Of food rs ilc regular
New-Ynrkcr does. oyster ilir ahDInd ~ IccckclS'
Is Intensely American in an It, Of fc. Nothing j,
refrcshiu; 10 tlc cotuoiHpth philosopher
and bellies cxicndp5 themselves on the side
..Mossoos" who wish to pass. and descending IN triumph
for oyster stcws down the steep steps ~ some fa'oi"
haunt The Frenclweu, lhe other hand regard the
negro element Nth Ia,culal interest. They do not
aaect conceal taeir opinion that they are superior to
prSlrade fiom iho once fashionable balconies of tho
strcet with the air OF men who ee0snlEe ranty under
every color The American hat Is 50 dlSh'ly french
that the hoadgeaT OF the FIcnChmcu docs not hct'ay
them. IHc iHeithtc J. III thr ofttiitl1 ~
fire glossy hrnlcuth and not Oi The Thick beaver which
Americans use, znOwiag how cold can be IN NcW-iOrk
on occasions TO promenade Is the true luxury 0f "A
Frenohnan and Becckcgst. IS the h1Uc n tho "laner
who does n0t know enough OF the town 20 wander TO |
Iifb-aye Sundays 10 his hoIlJi, observed with |
ITilac eoi, and OF that day there Is nothing for him
save tue promenade. Therefore, Sund9ys the streets
of tho quarter fu Of people All tho drinking saloons
n this part closed Tor the Frenchman Ohcys the Law
fhat lie regards with dislike and There Is HO
"peil; verrt" d0ninOes. No billiards. nothing but the
prOneuade. This IL terrible 10 The FCccl nature, III
.yu;cr time eSIrciay, and Jln1 for the fOudncsa
with which san Francisco IS regarded hy Ffcnclmen
one wIOie recently his fed that ho arrived there on
a Gopdaf L heard click 0f billiard balls aud The
rattle of dclnoes cry 3cI and hc recognized that
.sa. -t,lly nod