The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09
NEW YORK CHAT.
SUNDAY ADJUSTMENTS IN THE
FRENCH QUARTER.
Changes In Tlfth Avenue Cable Road
Washington Memorial Arch-The New
Garden Secretary Vhitney-s Sporting
Notes-FelIow Cran Club.
NFw YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TIMES.
March A. 1890

Notes-FelIow Cran Club.
NFw YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TIMES.
March S. 1890.
Travellers ON the Sixth Avenue Elevated
road find themselves. when the train
reaches BECKER street. in almost foreign
city. From this point until the train
curves into Eighth street, all the names on
the signs are French and all the occupa-
tions peculiarly cengenial 60 French people
flourish in this. their quarter. 10 is a Ie-
culilarly attractive section Of the city TO
the artists who live IN Washington square.
especially the numerous little cafes that
are in the neighborhood. By special favor
some Of them are admitted now aud then
on sunday evenings 20 the little cafe
Chantante. on South Washington square.
This is more Of club than cafe. though
each one pays small entrance
fee which goes TO the support Of
the institution. Here every sunday
evening the members and their families con-
gregate. and occasionally few friends are
/ admitted. These friends are supposed %
forget as soon as they cross the threshold
into the street what they have seen and
/ heard, particularly the fact that wine and
/ beer are sold there and that concert Is go
ing on at the same time The Frenchmen.
with their wives and children, sit around
tables and- consume during the evening
three or four glasses of beer Vim or
dinaire is the favOrite beverage, and
the mothers and daughters each take
a glass mixed with water. 10 Is very
pleasant way Of spending Sunday evening.
/ and the French woman. realizing that her
husband will 20 10 the club. always accom-
/ panies him. thus rObbing his club OF All
danger. Would this system work as well
in American clubss The songs are all
French, and the reigning fayOrlte- of the
bOuleyards Of Paris. They cannot with
safety be called sacred songs. but the women
seem TO enjoy them, and laugh quite hearth
| ~ ~ many illusions which am American OF
/ English woman would consider quite shock
/ ing The Partisan grisctte. somewhat mod
ified by the air Of New ork. Dr. seen here M
all her glory. Dressed in her sunday
/ clothes She comes 10 amuse herself
for a few hours and have glass of
wine and some little sweet cakes. The
children behave with wonderful pf0prieiy,
and they could give American children
several lessons in good manners. Animal
/ ton and gaiety encircle the place. every body
talks except when the performers are on the
/ stage. then an attentive silence relgns. Tie
singers are mostly men. but now and then
"a woman gets an engagement. The per-
! fOrmances are much superior % the average
cOncert-hall work. They are given with
certain artistic quality and sparkle, 90 which
the English and American conceri-hall
singers seems entirely unequal.
FIFTH AVENUE CHANGES.
The members Of the committee of the
| Washington Memorial Arch, which Will
| stand at the downtown end Of Fifth ave
nue. are cxhausting every effort 90 make
! up the balance Of the 100000 necessary Tor
: lis construction. Stanford White. The archi-
tect. is also working hard 10 have his plans
I'm readiness. SO that the ceremony OF the
LAYING of the cornerstone may take place
on April 18th.
The revival Of the project OF q cable rail-
road on Fifth avenue has asiiaied consid-
erably the prOpcrty-Owners on that thor
Oughfare. II is many years since the Fifth
avenue Railway Company was organized
for the purpose o. constructing cable rail-
way on that avenue. Several Well-nnoWn
men are connected with the enterprise.
/ The company has been busy obtaining the
consent Of the prOperiy-owner-. not with
the intention of constructing railway im-
mediately. but in case the needs oi lue cry
should require one, itWould Doe under me
control Of property owners. VINO Mnnull ft-
| sheet the interests Of the avenue. The ieg-
| i-iature will not Dee asked 90 interfere nut
when the time comes for action the COM
pauv want 10 be ready. The avenue De-
/ tween Fourteenth and Forty ls rap
| idly becoming "a business thOr0ughiare, ana
/ The desirabiliiy of such road VIII soon De-
come apparent.
/ The large building now in course ol cree
/ ton opposite the University Club ls the
New Madison Square Garden. the tower
| is 90 Doe fitted up as "a permanent ail gallery.
The rapidity with which eA-oecreiW4
Whitney goes from place To- place in ms
brougham. is the subject of much comment.
The horse il of a remarkably powerful build,
about seventeen hands high, and The driver
is a small and alert-lOokine lrishman.
NEW LITERARY CLUB.
The Fellow-Craft Club, after many trials.
frihulatiOns and failures, is now thoroughly
established. The new clubhouse is very
comfortable, and its cuisine is beyond re-
pr0ach. The very best men among ihe
/ working journalists, authors and writers
in New York belong 10 this organization
DOCTORs' TRIALS.
REORGANIZATION Of bad debts on the book.
of a well-knOwn physician has amounted
i'm eleven years 10 $4,000. lie had sew
eral other debts that recourse % the law
was necessary for their collection, but these
were the hopelossly bad ones. His d. hy mo-
means an isolated case. Almost every
physician has the same tale 20 tell. suits
Tor unpaid doctors bills have become quite
common.
SPORTING NOTES.
Forty-one raee-hOrses viii carry the coll
ors of the DIVER Brothers this year. The
cracks Of the Brooklyn stable are in me
form.
I'D is better for young ladies TO spend
time in the saddle than 10 waste IL ID Trashy
novels" SAYS prominent horse writer.
OF the 1862 stakes reported IN GOODWIN b
Guide as being run on American tuli i"9'
season. over One-half (lN3) IN numDei were
won by horses bred in Kentucky.
George TAYLOR is ahead of any other WIN
ming Jockey of the season az Brighton beach
and Clifton. with as large sum as $-ln-'
won i'm over 800 races conformity for his sew
| eTal employers. t
The West Virginia Railroad runs through
one of the finest hunting grounds IN Amer
lea. and big game is very abundant. \ lair
days sport is about dozen ueeI. NJ"
York sports are preparing TO ENJOY the
chances il offers.
There are ll5 entries in the Kentucky
| Derby for 1890. The main topic among
Kentucky turfmen continues 10 be PROCTOR
knott The horses condition is such That
the scOggans triumphautly say they 40 hol
think there is a horse living inat can Deai
him in a slX-turlong race.
Phil. DIVER says, that while he regarded
Kingston as one Of the greatest horses ON
the American turf to-day he deemed the
weights in the big handicaps excessive,
and would, therefore, declare him out OIL an
fhe events for which the weights have been
already announced, except the brOOhl!h'
In which he will probably start.
The 2:0j trotter Will startle the wofid gre
long. and'then 300 will be set mp TO De snoi
Fat. II will take long time TO mt the Dun b
eve. ,..,...
Isaac Murphy, the famous colored jockey
gave a reception at his residence recent, ,
which is said 10 have been the grandesi
affair thateyer occurred in the upper col
ored circles of Lexington, ny.
Long John Reilly says If the league ana
brotherhood fight gets much warmer the,
will be giving away eight-day clocks ana q
nonnd of tea with every ticket TO ball games
next season. ......,.
The new Chicago players league grounds
will cost $4,000, aud the contractors nave
agreed 10 have the park in readiness Api'
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