The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-02
BOEERY SALOON NEWS.
Champagne Cock tails at Bed Rock Prices
Imposing Growth OF the MIX Punch.

| ImpoalnE Growth OF the MIR Punch.
The Bowery saloons have begun their usual
| spring rate cutting on summer and mixed
drinks. There is a certain custom about these
cuts. Some years ago they cut the price OF
drinks to eight cents, then the price foil to
seven cents. then to six. and now it is five.
This cut has extended to all kinds Of drinks as
we'll to the schooner OF beer as 10 what is
| known In the Bowery as wine
! There Is one place near Chatham SQUARE
| which sells champagne cockt ails for FIVE cents.
| and glass Of champagne for five cents. This
| is the cheapest known rate in the city for that
| drink. Two champagne cocktails up town cost
| $3.50 or 81. This is q cut OF some ninety seven
per cent, enough to pay cab hire from Madison
| square there and back. Still. so far as Is re-
ported. this low rate has not attracted many
customers from Madison square. 1t Is adver-
tised on the outside OF the saloon in large let
tiers on a canvas sign. This is a good enough
advertisement. but the majority Of the Gus
toners OF the place drink beer and whiskey.
Champagne is not popular there even at five
cents drink.
This tendency to give liquors az cheaply as
possible has shown itself In two ways. one by
the decrease in the price. anil the other by the
retention OF the price and the increase of the
quantity. No Bowery saloon has rs yet an
nounced n reduction in the price Of beer or
any uTluh Delb" llNe CculS- ouLNluo Oh inc Sh-
looms soda water is sold for two and three cents
glass, but II is contrary to Bowery etiquette
to consider any coin OF less than five cents in
value as equivalent to Ill intoxicating drink
The siX-cent places regard themselves as
better than the five cent places, and give
larger list OF drinks to choose from.
The list at one place Includes n Catawba cock
tail. egg nog. a milk or rum punch. a Tom
and Jerry hot or cold irish and Scotch whs-
KEYS. and all kinds Of mixed drinks besides
straight whiskey and beer. The six-cent
places say that they spread better free lunch
than the places that sell i,e-cent mixed
drinks. one OF these places gives cup OF
coffee in the morning with each drink. Five
an opportunity 10 eat free lunch This Is the
lowest price known for meal and a drink.
This tendency 10 the greatest value for the
money shows In another way. Another saloon
adyertises that tor ten cents mLlk punch will
egg will be thrown In. pint milk punch with
an egg Is n big and nourlshing drink. 1t has
ysce 10 drnks o as the avaraee mxed drpk
less than half pint The same tendency ap-
pears in the price OF beer. where. instead OF
cutting below The usual rate OF five cents, the
size OF the glass Is increased until the glass
holds pint; exclusive OF roth. 4 protest to
inc bartender may secure glass ell beer
The saloons about Chatham square are
nunciaton Of the bartender RS and the occupants
l. worthy OF attention as showing the evolution
ara de,Yeiopment Of language ns used by the
in these places. Many Il the saloons have n
soda water attachment in front These soda !
generally accepted spelling AS from the pro-
nunciation, Vanilla Is spelled vanella. and is
raspberry. SarsaparlIa il spelled sasparilla, !
and Is pronounced sassprllly.
drinks In Sort Chant ben s 5y say b hner
they DO not say II with tho infection that a |
man viii give in answer to u question. or rs |
in "a IN
would make a demand. They start low. and |
i finish Sc several FRA notes higher When one OF
Election may change from the UP TO the down.
rs though he WAS asserting that 1t was beer
standing that he had had several drinks al
re M, ne WAS gong to have at least one more.
Ire bartenders have much Higher. -ocinl
standing make more money. and wear far bet:
standing. and thor addressing him shows
that he is OF some social quality and has claims
hd % ae2S ss
with the common herd consists IN listening to
TO them, and keeping close watch TO that
Ii Is doubtful II there is any more drunken
than there Is among the bc,ter clad ana richer
E%%nE a ThT Eo 20 me MaaSon smarS M
drunk In one OF the BOwcry saloons 1t il owl
dent and he is arrested, lie has no place TO 20
beers up. lie has not enough money TO hire
cab 10 Ia 20 him home, and II he had the money
lie would regard 1t as waste TO spend II for
any such eNtTavagant purpose.
When ono OF the trequenters OF these places
gets drunk, he goes out on the sidewalk and
reposes there. When a young man gets drunk
in Madison square he goes homo in cab. The
Dung man who goes home in the cab yells
more and ia NOR" QuaTrelSOme. He regards his
drunkenness in q semi proud way, and has no
objection 10 mlniIostnG Il 10 all observers lie
ues not usually get drunk In the daytime or I'm
N" "prly evening uu' a'or in the night Tie
irrI u"n'er- ~ III" }uw"rr saloons get rs
drunk a, ono time - he day ~ a. another
Nv the showing Of SCIENTISTS and the experience OF
naTenA phNs and nur-es thrOlghSut tho country
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