The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-05-11
VISIONS OF LOVELY FACES.
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"The curious thing about this crowd" said
a Fourteenth street policeman about s O'Clock
n he Afternoon. "is the Gradual manner In
Which n changes. From O'clock In the after.
Noon until in the evening the people col.
Ieetivsly and indiyidua lly grow poorer. AtI
there are mllliopsires. and At the m ajority OF
the women who como along here are only q liz.
tlo bit above paupers, In fact, don't know
bat they Arc worse of than psupers. for they
Are vorn 70 skeletons BY hard work. and they
scarcely ret enough to keep body and soul TO-
esxher. But for eli that, II 10 impossible 70 tell
juss vhsn one crowd changes into smother"
:. ~ he spoke tn. srss. .hrons that PUSHES 70.
1tv..u HV.V.nsI stoS. w. pou' -, w
ward the east side almost IKE river; Women
o l .son nS ou, ?, .n1 os so u Tour
s..s ..s sau ,o ~. IDLY ,Sornn.h,sr.
nom BrosdWay Union sousre. and sixth Ave.
~. II secmed ~ though New YORK was
psoD,.d entirely with women. The majority
v.rs wsll.drsssed and aunty.looiins girls. not
ss, s. :ss than in this crowd on account Of
tssnth stroet differ very much from those who
up ana Gown hs
weav'.nsu s'es. ss.u me poncom"n:
tot. them S.m. 81 seS S s and ns.s =. ,ss Of
y: Win A:l. parent. q relative. on n. -. ~
IN saat aida districr in the Vicinity Of seoond
svssue vhsrs Ara thoussnds Of humble homes
% which these girls belong. The Broadway
Girls. Is far ~ my experience goes. pretend to
houses and are proud Of It. and claim to b
u: workers who com: from tho s.s. aide M
them. IKE the photograph colorers. get away
seus Saes Who oas ioD
ping get through their laoors and are hurryinE
1s as " % p ss, n1
tastsiuiiy dressed than the shoppers. They
moys r.ght ,n with the crowd; and drift east
sthsr employees o.. the great dry goods houses
II chars. eean and are
SsS T icy ea 81 hs hare rs
not quito 90 bright and lively as the other giris.
and show the effect Of hard work. From that
time on the crowd gradually grows more and
moro shabby and less attractive In face and
efs, tstlors, and heavy operators come along.
and sR.Sbs 81 hs% Ssss
been working hard all their lives, and look dis
Which 8 more or sss disoOSrasinS 70 conto% tom:
fot Of them coming along now,
Of ct least q dozen children. who were hurry
naples. small percentage Of them were
laughing but the majority talked with all the
seriousness OF women who had forgotten how
g laugh. They were. O. wretched-looking lot
Of little creatures. All Of them were under size
Who looked like consSmptise. Their faces ess
were drawn and sharply defined and their
checks sunken In. Not q rosy face wns to be
seen among them. though the eyes
were bright. and they moved with merry
shabby. Ono or two had bits Of bright ribbon
Ct their throats and in the,r hair Their hats
were all very shabby and bedraggled. Most
OF them seemed utterly careless Of their attire.
hands Indicated a nigRardly use Of soap and
water. Hundreds Of these little girls passed az
the writer stood talking to the policeman and
out Of the hundred there we're not half dozen
healthy looking faces. nor as many happy and
the way from ten to fourteen years OF nge.
There arc moro beautiful women among
tho shop girls OF New York than there arc
among the avenues" said tho policeman alb
passed; You can see some Of them here: and