St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-27
HOW SUNDAY IS SPENT.
Churches, Theaters and Saloons Well
Popul ated.
THIRSTY ONES DRINK BEER.
Congregations in the Morning Are
Always Largest and Best
Dressed.

Sunday observance is vexed point.
Rigid Sabbatarians will say that no
good is forthcoming from people who
fail to religiously observe that day, and
the man of the world will say Sunday is
day of rest and recreation. While 1t
is proper that portion of the day
should be devoted to religious duties,
there is no reason why mankind should
be enclosed in straight-jacket and sit
the rest of the day with fingers in the
mouth. Religion and healty recreatlve
pursuits can, and are, we'll blended to-
gether, as may be seen any Sunday in
the city of ST. Paul
A singular fact is that the majority of
morning church services are more
largely attended than those held in the
evening. Beauty and fashion are well
represented in the morning. Go into
any, or every church, and but one scene
will be presented-gaiety. 1t is as if
each lad. wed with the other as to VINO
shodld dress best, and the result is the
interior of many churches present
ONE BLAZE OF COLOR.
The air is filled with perfume, and
fans of every form and description are
vigorously operated. There are up
wards of 100 churches in the city, and
the seating accommodation falls short
OF 100000. Thus, there are over 100000
people in st. Paul for whom there are
no accommodations in the places of wor-
ship within the city, How do they Oh
serve Sunday?
Thousands of well-dressed people
spend the day at the lakes. They are
usually of the free-and-easy order, and
bent upon enjoying themselves to the
full. After weeks hard work and
close confinement there is nothing more
delightful to them than to get out Into
the country, where they may recoup
their strength and drink in inspiration
from the wonderful works of Nature
around them. And then, again, hun
dreds of respectable citizens will spend
Sunday in their own family circle, and,
with the SundayGLOBE
AND SOOTHING TOBACCO.
charming day may be spent. also tax
ing in, perhaps, drive for couple of
hours in the evening.
1t is true there are people who con-
denim the opening of the Peoples thea
ter, the Olympic and the dime
museum, but for all that these
places are severally well attend
ed on Sunday. The dime museum
always secures a roaring attendance.
and an, average class of people may
hourly be seen entering its doors. There
are also fairly good audiences to be seen
at the Peoples and the Olympic, and as
the stage is now oftentlmeS claSSed with
the pulpit as an educator of the people,
it would seem that these theaterS were
acting within their legitimate rights. by
giving Sunday performances. At
all events, by the way they are
patroniZed. it would seem that they
supply long felt want, and, generally
speaking, the conduct of those attending
these performances is decorous and be-
fitting the day. Sunday is a great day
for the saloonkeeper. Whatever be the
status Of the saloon, high or low, go into
any one of them, and at any time of the
day, and large and small groups are
cOngregated, discussing all manner of
subjects, and washing arguments down
with
COPIoUS DRAUGHTS OF BEER.
But with the evening comes the har-
vest of the salOOnkeeper, when many Of
the saloons are orowed, and harmony
with big II is provided in the shape of
variety OF Stringed instruments. 1t is
surprising the hold music has upon
the average mortal, and how
easily they are induced to take
glass solely to participate in the
Impromptu musical selections nightly
given in saloons. Men avail them
selves of the saloon because of the
pleaSurable associations surrounding
them: it is not so much the drink as
tie company secured, and when Prohi-
bitionists recognize this and provide
counter attractions they will afford
more practical demonstration of their
earnestness than in columns of rant
and miles of argument.
For city OF its size and population of
its character, Sunday observance in
ST. Paul is above the average of Ameri-
can cities.