St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-24
A WALK IN BROADWAY.
The Fashionable Side of the Great Thor
oughfare and What Can Be Seen
on an Afternoon.
The Modern New York Girl and the In
tensely EHen,inate Men, For
tunes Favorites.
A Glimpse at Madison Square at Night
1.-The Fashionable World
on Wheels. .
Special Correspondence of the Globe.

| NEW YORK, May 21.-Neither Regent
street, in London, nor the Rue de la Palx,
in Paris, offers to the unaccustOmed eye the
variety, the idiosyncrasies that are to be
found in thronged Broadway. Take, for in
stance, Saturday afternoon. Where else
would one see such crowds OF young people,
such gorgeous birds OF plunage, bedecked
and furbelowed i'll all Of the latest and some
of the very worst Partisan styles, as are
massed on the west side of Broadway, from
Fourteenth street to Thirtieth? Matinees,
OF course, are largely responsible for this
state of affairs, though the jeunesse doree
as rule do not frequent theaters on Satur--
day afternoons; they reserve their efforts,
energies, and pocket money for the even
ing. The school girl element is largely
represented.
A NEW YORK BELLE.
The creme de la creme so-called OF New
York are not so apt to be seen i'll Broad
way ON Saturdays. They rather avoid its.
publicity. Take for instance, one OF New!
York's well-known bellies. Any one to the
manner born recognizes the blue blood OF
the Knickerbockers as she crosses the street
III housekeeping sort OF way. She has
been admired from her cradle, and Will be
to her grave. One hardly knows when she
lOUhS lllOSt Al ieeiO AoSCo
in Saratoga or in the plain gray tabernacle
suit which she affects in the street. One is
lost in wonder as to why she does. not
marry. She has had scores of admirers.
The most ''likely," as country people say,
is the son of well-known shopping mer-
chant of Fifth avenue; an Adonis, by the
way. But his family are Roman Catholics
her father is not--and so the old story is
repeated.
A CHARITABLE WOMAN.
While the most exclusive persons are not
promenading in Broadway, neither are their
equipages seen. The cars and stages occupy
all the room between Union and Madison
squares, so private carriages turn out into
Fifth and other avenues as much as possible.
But stop here is landaulet, and at the
side entrance of large dry goods store.
Out steps lady who a few years ago, was
unknown either to fame or fortune. Then,
people in moderate priced boarding houses
lived, moved and had their being in common
with her-but rather avoided her. Why, no
one could exactly tell; there was vague
whisper of suspicion that caused some to
shun her society. Suddenly she married
man of good, respectable antecedents, not
too much younger than herself. They set
up for themselves, to use her own express
sion, sin one of the best hotels in the city,"
Her equipageS, her diamonds, her actions
all were duly chronicled Then there came
crash, failure and trips to Europe. As
her husband resumed business she has grad
ually emerged from her temporary cloud.
and now is posing more as a power among
the leading charities than as a leader of
fashion. 80
A GIRL OF THE PERIOD.
Near Twenty-second street, stopping at a
flower stand, is one Of the girls of the
period. She is very handsome. She wears
homespun jacket, the newest thing out,
and carries under her arm an intinitesimal
black and tan. Her father is one of the
successful operators in Wall street, and
gives small fortune each year for his
apartments at one of our fashionable hotels.
Young men need not apply. The fair one
is engaged.
EFFENuNATE MEN AND MANIsH WOMEN.
AS they say in Patience" there is the
Union square young man." and the effem-
macy of this young man is something won
derful to see. His arms are akimbo, his
coat is deliberately fitted to his figure and he
wears a perfectly correct hat. ''He walks
his flowery way with a mincing step and
salies forth to meet his ''best girl" It's
see who walks Broadway, that the young
man should effect effeninacy and the girls
become more manly as it were. Look at
the Newmarkets, for instance, quiteas man
iSh in their way as the young mems coats.
1t is said the fashion for.long walks has
introduced this state of affairs. Young la
dies swing along in Broadway in their
ulsterS thick shoes, using their umbrellas
as canes. and intone their remarks in de-
cidedly deep gutturals, while their cavaliers
lisp airy nOthingS in their earS-yoice and
matter being well adapted to each other.
MADISON SQUARE.
From this time till the middle of June,
where is there amore beautiful spot than
Madison square? The babies and the nurses
are as picturesque sight as one can see
anywhere; the policemen think so at least,
especially of the latter. IfMadison square
is beautiful in the day time it is scarcely
less so at night. The brilliant electric lights
make it almost like a scene in fairyland
Bridget and her young man evidently think
it very NICE for they occupy bench in the
square till as late an hour (nine) as Bridget
dare remain out. For has she not told her
mistress she has no lover. --
BROADWAY AT NIGHT.
Broadway at night is scarcely the same
street. Toward 6 o'clock the last REM
nantS of shoppers have betaken themselves
home, and for an hour or more the din of
vehicles and the throng almost ceases.
About s. o'clock it revives for awhile;
glimpses into carriages reveal opera cloaks,
exquisite flowers, with lovely faces above
them. Hurrying crowds, not much less
brilliantly clad, arehastening to the theaters.
The cars are crowded, and for awhile, all is
f1xrf
three hours-the fashionable world have
had their amusement and are going home
tired and perhaps cross. l
EUROPEAN TRAVEL. -
There is great deal OF talk about cutting
down of European travel, and it is certain
that much of the popular summer travel
which eXpends itself in short trips there or
elsewhere. as chance or fancy directs, will
be diverted to other regions near home, in
fear of possible war and trouble. But old
travellers do not fear it, and out of the num-.
berS who make annual visits to the other
side, not one has been heard from resigning
their expectations on account of the buster
between England and Russia. 1t is pretty
well understood now that hostilities could
not take place between these two great
powers without war becoming general in
Europe, and general European war would
have the serious opposition of every indus
trial interest on the globe, and would only
be favored by those who thrive on disturb
anceS. .i,F
BUSINESS MEN.
ga hale and hearty business man of adj
vanced years is more of a rarity than is gen.
orally believed" / heard physician say
not long ago. s'There is an impression that
no man is so healthy, hale and so comfort
able as the business man who has amassed
fortune and reached green old age. The
popular idea of brisk, hearty, square
shouldered old man, gray side whiskers, clear