New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-04
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ENJOYING A BRIGHT NAY SUNDAY.
THOUSANDS ON COMFY ISLAND SANDS.
CHILLED BY AN ICE CREAM SIGMA NEW POLICY
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CHILLED BY AN ICE CREAM SIGMA NEW POLICY
AT HOTEL.
A middle-aged man passed under O sign at
Coney Island yesterday and shIvered. A young man
and young woman followed the mddle-aged man and
cold chills passed them mournfu winds over an
Iceberg. A TRIBUNE reporter behind them was about
to pursue them and shver also when he looked up at the
sign and became as cold as latitude SOC north. The
sign read: Ice ana soda water" The sun shone
calmly down the Concourse but the thermometer was
so depressed in spirits that the air would not warm up to
the need of the Coney Island proprietor Yet In spite OF
the GOODNESS OF the air. the island almost unprece
dentedy patronzed byylstors The Sea Beach Railroad
alone took 6752 passengers to the island On unheard
OF number for this OF the year., said William
Stats People were anxious get fresh air; and they
got it, They breathed 1t rapidly TOO, and had enough
TO go homo on by O'Clock.
Paul BaueTs the iveest place at West Brighton.
German band produced music and light soprano with
considerable hexlbility of Voica sang songs which
mingled faternay with the steam Of ox-tai soup and
the aroma of roast chicken. People who wandered about
inside watched screaming girls slide down wooden hills
and up again, walked along the shorewhere two by
two could steal awayand gazed at the surf and the
gntng sails In the distance, and never thought Of
desire to battle.
The Carrouseal in hilarious condition. There
children enough to 20 around on 1t several times Tho
shooting gallery patrOnzod by those who shot ter
rincally and hit something in while. The rag
babies knocked at regular intervals and ut
least one photograph was taken The Sea Beach Hotel
stood silent and alone The police arrested eight boys
for playing ball They will be tried Thursday. The
waves at the Hotel Brighton dashed themselves with
kind OF grim hunger ealnst the ve-oaB piles, and kept
the havoc which they have been making all winter on
the beach, There is great amount OF debris there and
there many In the planking According to
Mr. Dodge the Hotel Brighton is To begin new era this
season, In two directions The bOated b0ndhOder Is
not to be the objective point OF the management but he
OF the middle class as the proprietor puts It, said ne
yesterday: "There is large middle class which has
been properly catered TO at Coney Island When
people have spoken Of coming here they have said;
Well, let go down TO Coney Island to he robbed
The rObbing has unfortunately been fact Now, We
intend put prices 6Own here that the less wealthy
people can afford to here. We shall ask $40 week
In the next place, shall have nothing to do with
French walters; shall have only coored walters In
uniform,
Mr. Dodge then went on to tell how a French walter
would walt upon customer properly until he was
OF big fee lie would say that chairs on the
verandas engaged" when every one OF the onars
could be disengaged with zee OF % cents. French
waiter would manage 20 put two curves to bill OF vi
that Il wOud read $ll 00 he would cover up roast
chicken under his towel that II would not be checked
be would then carry the towel away In his pocket at
night The only 10 get around this was 10 require
the wer 10 leave his hat and coat mortgage under
lock and key; he would never away without these
Tho colored waiter the other hand, would serve
customer for at least very small Fec and he conid ROT
"hs" figures the French waiter could. He had not
tho faculty" part Of the hotel Is already OPEN
concert will be given there on Sunday next