New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09

Rather happier IN my mind by this TIM spent
| another hour in strOlling UP ana down hfoiu"S {.
| had always imagined that Broadway fine
broad street lie Recent ST.. or -achVleat III DuUhi
but it is not 1t is scarcely If at all broader tldn
New Bond st. and is even more crowded than that
thor0ughfarc. Everybody seemed to be in q great
to Inherent points OF interest which had been told
| ought to see. scowIcd at me for wasting Iheir
valuable time, and shouted out thc answer a. IngS
hurried away strucd by the extraordinary
quantity OF GermanJcw names over the SHOPS; III
orally, over one IN every lhrcc was pdlleu =, locn
hranz.7 or "Gohhers." or some other equ,niiy leu
ionoicbac denomination; These r5 lsreite' t6 sP
hands. and 20 be doing good business, con
sdering the size OF thor shops. Although Won hear
"a great deal about the ma-uitccncc OF the shOpNn-
dows in New York, ! cannot say they impressed me
much those in Broadway and FhthaVe. are no better
IMAM our London ones, ana dIc not " oe L
with those Of the Partisan B0ueVaIus' perhaps now
ever, did not see the best ones. . ,-.....,- ~. .
few yards down both sides Of every street They are
so numerous that il Is difficult TO avoid running against
them when you want 10 cross the roadway. II also
requires careful steering not to be run over bY one or
the numerous carts or tramcarS which on the none
Yankee principle of Everyone for himself ana 'he
devil take the hndmost7 DO not attempt to pull mp or
avoid YOU, but calmly run over you ana thch say
it's your fault
After "a frugal meal at restaurant In Fifth-aye.
where by the way, food good but the CHARGES
were not distinguished by excessive moderation; pro
cceded toward central Park, which / was toid "ao
one Of the CHEZ sights Of the city. rs II IaV Ioi-
way OH, and 1 DIDN'T fancy either a tramGar or
my own legs as conveyance, went per f Du,' t5n
New York bu, is very different thlnS rom lio
London article .or 1t is u onehorse affair, ana on on,
holds about eight people inside and none outside
II Is comfortable ana cleahly venice anu nv ~
much patronizcd the tramcar, luckily, 50 thaU you
generally can at down IN IT, 4nS n a, aS
drop your fare into collecting bon ana pun 7ulIh
when you want 10 stop. The result Is that wheE you
wish TO pay Your J-Crnt fare. and You maven any
chang c-which I never By any chance have-yOu nave
to haul at string and then prize upon tiny "inuo%
H. fDnt, reach j0nr suck through IL anu Ply l, ,',
II TIL you encounter the drivers bOlI. men SVu
have 70 explain 10 him that you want enahse, ana m9
struggles to get IL ONT 81 ms poChct "lud o t G
whilst driving with the other, for lie doesn't STOP anu
he has To- kecI one c on thG mG.;e anu G D' nd nd
you that you do not bolt "itAout pA MI -,
when he has extracted the change, he IS obllSed 10
turn round and count II INTO your hand uLgaSH ty
porthoc, whc tie morse pl'9GeS MS oNn 80 3
amongst the crowded traiic. Unless they pIl up
automatic money changing machines inside tic Du9'
d. not -cc bow ihr state o. IIaIS C1' " mp, ,
Central Park /, not Interesting III February "i"t
ever II may ho at other tines d. rs a pl.,e VI "VD
ground inicrsccted ny pd.is Whlch run up anu HOYi
and underneath artificial hl, aud focheIc', ana you
not allow ii 10 ~ on the Gfd', I'''InDos Wv
Geological Garden, ou small 7''i,' anu 70 'o'P'o
the res, Hblaucc. IL contains mcntS TIC OF ulor.ui"
Wild animal, ooop'd up ID &C. ana pcus W. M, rn
hardly allow them room O." turn round. me pains atc
cons rrt.d with yieT 10 not ctiing Won out aeau
when you are once inside. and ihc Only way 10 hhu
your about g., lh' Alice ln hf"l-h th' i'oNh1
GL-s.7 to 20 straight IN the opposite direction 10
u,y'". seem the roollyn Bridge in the morn
ing. whilst crossing the harbor now learnt thal hl1
10 end oi tie -'-it- or N'" nIH, 80 ~,
ms ". ary WAY down Tith ave toward Oh M'iIop N
Hotel a.sl.u. The hon re-. son" tlltl ave- are 'oll.
booking ones. but NOT beautiful. believe the beauty
lies in.ide hut not having had IN" pleasure 9i INSPECT
Inc one TINS ! cannot speak from personal OBSERVE
ton. Every sixth building or so Is church.
Two things I'm the street, Of York. besides tho
pavement ara t io'Itnyn l, Iox,. are hailed to
telegraph pole and that a. the slit IS only, Itr.e
Cl , tl l, are Irft ON Ton cxpo-cd to the mercy
vi The clement and the honesty OF me puttm H.
accounting for the latter Md the other thing is t'e
, a Elevated armchair ard Two f1ot rests for Dis
the iilcfiil1 tl ID lIiIlA