Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05

nowhere!
From Fourteenth street to Thirtyfourth,
taking in Broadway and Sixth avenue, there
are at least fifteen places, including restan-
rants, bakeries and candyshops wherertxed
and fancy DRINKS are sold, which are patron
lied to large extent and in some cases al
most exclusively by women.
Let Us start on tour among them. Here
- a crowded restauranton Fourteenth street,
the Mecca Of hungry bargain hunters, and
numbering among its customers large per
centage of women and girls employed in
shops and Offices IN the neighborhood
A few days since found seat near two
middle aged gosips. The elder had tiny,
red bonnet poised On pyramid of gray hair,
and her stout face, with its easy expression Of
content and done-careism, expressed liking
for the good things of life. The other WIGS a
thin. sellow woman, with shnewish nose and
dust colored hair They had evidently been
poring over the bin of fare for some time, as
the waiter standing by had worn and pa
tient expression, and occasionally twried his
napkin OF elevated his eyebrows
tReally, don't see anything very invit-
tng.a said the woman with the red bonnet
sEr-what do you say to codhshs"
What else is thereP'
s'Clam fritters."
$50 greasy"
"Do you like oysters?"
Cant bear them. never could"
The waiter sighed, and both women looked
at him with an impatient questioning so that
he felt it incumbent to cover up the tracks Of
the sigh with smile so unctuous. SO serVne
that they appeared to forgive him and re-
turned 10 the study of the bill Of fare.
'What do you say to picked tongues'
ssIt always gives me dyspepsia, . said sheet
the shrewish nose sadly.
"Fn tell you splendid thing for dyspepsia,
far ahead of pepsin. Take two grains Of
but there, III tell you afterward We're a
little long making up our minds, it seems to
me- Now here's some fried eeis."
ugh! But you just go on and order what
you like; I'm hard to please"
Indeed l shall not. Almost anything
suits me, so have squirt at the bill Of fare
yourself"
Gan right. Steak It doesn't agree with
me at all. Chopsa Always too rare or
something Oh-roast pork with apple
saucel Eow's that's"
Well said the stout woman, with hope
less smile, IF you had been looking for some
thing to make me deathly Ill you couldn't
have struck it better. never eat it."
The waiter, who had been standing first on
one foot and then on the other, now com
menced to change his napkin from hand to
hand in the same way. His glance had be-
come leaden and his lips were Slightly apart
as If he had fallen into trance while retain
ing al upright position.
There was an impressive silence for thirty
seconds and the sharp nosed woman closed
the book.
after all, we might as well go back to
fried Goldfish It's as good as anything That
suits you, does it, Very well. Two fried
Goldfish, waiter, and don't be all day about it,
as we're in dreadful hurry"
The waiter did not permit himself the luz
ury of one satirical glance, bat obedieniy
trotted off while I sat still and marveled at
the inconsistency of my sex and at the Won
derful command waters have over their ia
cial muscles.
About noon I entered well known bakery
few blocks further up Broadway. Seats are
arranged at long counters and about eight
cen inches Of space allowed each person Wo-
men entered In hurry burdened with UNI
brellas or NUTS, and wrapped in thick ulsters
and furs. They sat down elbow TO elbow 20
get their lunch Shy hook or by crook
There was a fluttering and goSiping and
clinking of forks. The dainties consumed
around me were oyster patties and choco-
late. coffee and eclaires lemon meringue pie,
jelly rolls, angel cake, sugared buns, ETC.
Now is ii strange New York women are
palel There's IS much blood in stone as in
piece of angel cake, although it has such
beautiful name And lennon meringDe pie IS
not particularly noted for staying powers
But perhaps the most startling things
about the feminine palate were those | no
ticed in large restaurant scintillatIng ii
mirrors and gas jets in the neighborhood of
Sixth avenue and Twenty-third street Here,
at all hours OF the day, shoppers congregate,
not so much 10 eat IS 10 refresh the inner
woman with hbations, TO make those stare
who think OF woman Is too bright and far
for earth.
Here, in a secluded side passage. where
small tables are arrans / st convenient dis
tanoes, little ''dove parties in twos and
threes find their way. As I sat there at
tuned 10 criticism, two very pretty girls not
over 70 entered with a woman perhaps fifteen
wears older The waiter came forward with
q smile, as if they were well known Gus
toners
~ know what I'm going 70 have said the
prettiest Of the three as she languidlv drew
of g pair OF long Swedish gloves. There's
nothing ike milk punch this weather. IL
take mine with rum
So did the Others Another bevy Of women
nibblea crackers and slipped cocktails i
soulful cred brunette declared her preference
for something straight she felt the need
Of il 50.
Its surprising how milk punch viii loosen
n wo.nans tongue and make her relate 70 heI
attentive, slightly dI,sh-d friend secrets see
sho1ld have kept Wei Hooked II her OWL
bosom
One woman coacleucsd by complaining of
her servants, how much il cost her 70 i've, etc
From these facts 80 su sgg-eved account Of
her husbands c3osen-s IN uoney matters, his
jealousy, and the tyranny ot her motoeT-in-
law was an easy transition And how melt
ingly sympathetic under the glow Ct her
second milk punch her co1fdan5e WIS, 70 DC
sure. How vigorously sne shook her tur-
oaned head when she was expected 70 De pi.i-
tul, how size dis:en6ed be- eTe wisa II was