New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-22
PHASES OF CITY LIFE.
HUMAN NATURE ROUND ABOUT.


In a sixth-ave. car the other day wendressed
Young man and a. pretty girl were passengers. Ihey
did not attract much attention. and prooabiy only 'ho
reporters sharp eyes noticed that they sat
close and that he held her hand under the ample iouS
OF his cape coat.
The car filed slowly and after several biocAs hao
been travelled the young man, evidently on the point
Of sneezlng, hurriedly pulled out his handkerchief
To the surprise of every and to none more tbah
the couple themselves, ont shower OF rice inc
air was filed with rice 1t battered the newspaper
Of the man who sat opposite settled gently down on
the muG Of the young girl next, and fell INTO the
wooden grating the floor. There was a surprised
silence for moment and then laugh ran around the
car, increasing in volume as the passengers roa@'u
the cause OF the disturbance ,-
The effort Of the young couple to look unconscous
was a bushlng and lamentable failure Mary
said the young husband savagely, under his breath,
when | get hold Of your brother JAKE, III wiring MS
little neck Let's get out"
They were evidently their bridal tour and came
hurredy out of one Of the large city hotels and
climbed into tho hotel omnibus bound for the Grand
Central Station. porter handed In satchel and a
shawlstrap, and six other passengers also climbed
into the stage Tho driver Just preparing to start
when another porter rushing down the hotel
steps and handed the young groom sponge and two
tooth brushes. "They were in your room," he ex'
planned breathessy, and 1 thought you WOULDN'T
want to lose them.o The young damned the
forgotten articles into his overcOat pocket and glanced
nervousy around to If the incident had been OBJ
served. To judge by tho general expression II nau,
and then that young couple set up united DuSh 'ha'
could have been seen two blocks away.
"I am not hungry, George she said lovingly, as
the head walter seated them at table in the dining
room of of the Broadway hotels the other morn
ing.
"Well Just take bite of som ehIng then, anyway,
pet" he answered fondIy.
tba ~ fara in
and then said to the attentive waiter: d" Bring me
first. and then chops, fish balls, omeet, some
toast and cofee-and. WATERPROOF might bring some
cakes aferward."
There was a moments silence after the orders were
conc .uded AMI the walter gone then the young bus
Julia know salary only twelve so1 hsnar rfs
year ~ YES GeGrse' p uerad nsed to think
so' hs said slowly, but perhaps-perhapS wod
better board the first vear"
The ladies' part of downtown restaurant Is
the most bewleringly elegant public eating place
that New York has had. The pale blue, white
and gold decorations delicate and becoming back
ground for styles of feminine beauty and as the
glare OF daylight cannot penetrate the room, the con-
tinuous mirrors aided by the electric lamps reject
woman's best capabilities in tho way of 6ne-texured
luminOusness. The fact may make the place popular
Just the population OF the ncghborhood is cmehy
composed of magnificent menials. At the bottom Oh
the little stairway that leads to the cafe stands SIX
foot Engllshman clothed in gorgeous livery. whose
duty It IS to indicate by stately wave OF the hand
the direction that acusomer needs to take to reach the
elyslum of gourmands at the top. Half way up the
stairs small boy in silver buttons Is encountered
This collects umbrellas and sticks, giving large
nickel checks for them. Another example OF this
boy opens the door upon the dazzling dlnng-room
and the guests are then taken in hand by splendid
parsonage who asserts certain proprietary authority
and LOCI tes people where no wishes though his manner
of performing the service conveys the Impression that
lie has had nothing to do with the selection OF places
About the dainty hall are clusters Of walters IN plum
colored swallow-ts coats studded with silver but
TONS and wearing waiscoats OF striped yellow and
black They are punctlliouS and proud fellows, but
their attendance IS soothing and satisfactory FER
haps the most luxurious feature of the place IS the
presence of several ladies' maids In spoeS linen caps
and aprons, who descend nOiseessy upon the guests
and assist I'm the removal OF outer wraps On cola
day last week young wearing a sealskln
Jack entered the place without an escort NO one
would have taken the trouble to suppose that
the sealskln Jacket had been Christmas gift had the
young lady vsiby hcSltated about laying 1t aside
in the warm room. When she had reached her seat
she found herself confronted by one Of the spoe's
maids, and she evidently did not quito comprehend
the mission of the latter. She stared at her ana
asked what she wanted The maid had her eye on
the sealskin jacket and expressed herself as DeIhs
DESTROYS Of taking away and putting It In the ce'
chest some other Sale pace. Lut lho SOu"b
woman appeared to feel that In such wealthy vcin
fly simple sealskn Jacket would not be considered
worth taking any especial care Of so she ahnOuhceu
drew TO where her companions were engaged in chat
and shook her head to express her despair al hoe pe
ing allowed 10 exercise her functions ,.,
The young woman In the sealskln ordered pstache
fee cream and cup of tea. but tho PLUMB oored man
at her elbow had bad Influence over her appetite,
for she only got short distance on the cream ana
half way through her tea when she called for he,
check and left the place as though subdued ana routed
by a Superabundance OF grandeur.
He was hurrylng along Nassau-st. the other day,
carrying basket of lunch. The slippery condition Of
the pavement made tho greatest necessary to
maintain the perpendicular but something attracted
the lunch carriers attention and he stopped for
moment, then starting on again, his feet New out
from under him, and he and the lunch came down on
the edge Of the sidewalk over the person OF the I'M
fortunate youth, there was generus Distribution VI
vlands. His walstcoat was decorated with patches
of chicken salad, there milky way of Charlotte
russo each leg and In his hat, which had
fallen off, nestled two buns and a cranberry tart
Tho unhappy lunch carrier arose and began to
scrape himself Off, in complete silence. TOO bad,
said bystander. alphabetically, "but you don't
seem to care much. why don't you swear little 1t
We'll, the situation kinder speaks for itself" said
me uac S9rg ssa as ne repa" no
use to words now. When get to the office
and the boss the salad on me vest he'll cuss enough
for two"
Ono Of the most noted figures Of upper Broadway
in now seldom In his accustomed haunts and the
absent-mnded rural visitor who plods the pavement
between Union Square aud Thirty -fourthst. IS much
moro fortunate than his brothers and cousins
who down here last winter and fell into the vel
coming of he young man afectonately known
as KID Miller The present jagged and wilted con
dition OF that curbstone Gnancer Is intimdating
commentary upon the weird game Of bunco. The as
socations OF the profession so far from gentle
that Mr.. Miller can be said to be under sentence
OF death, with a broken jaw, fractured skull and
paralyzed arm. IL seems sad that one flash OF man
Illness should have resulted dsastrously. Mr..
Miller objected to seeing woman struck in the face
by fist. He had Just finished his oral objection and
was seeking the open air to subtantate his heroic In