The sun., 1890-01-05
BONsEr sraAs ron 1Hn rnlhsr1.
Barrsou Fnshions 81 Annsunesnsne m =
Great Arnara0an street.


Great Americas Street.
study Of the Bowery signs elbows that
there are few saloons" there. There are no
barrooms" and. judging from the signs oom.
paratively few places where beer Is sold. There
are scores Of wine rooms" dozens OF cafes" 1"
many places whore there are imported liquors.
but not one place where there is a plain bar.
and almost po places which. according TO their
siRns, cell ordinary beer and ordinary whskey.
The people who cell whlskey and cocktails on
the Bowery are numerous, and II is easy
enough to nee where their places are. out,
Judging from their signs, almost everything
that they sell IL imported. and the majority Of
their customers drink imported wines and
smoke imported cigars. In the whole Bowery
mere Is but one place that, comes out plRluly
The % lnvorite eeT sisn snq "a Room Th.-o
only one, Sample Room. aud that is run by
Sirmmelhein SiI =, 4 Go: There are four or Ave
llst Of the signs shows, q development and
as IL is written and used on the Bowery.
Almost every place has elaborate signs, The
cigar There is NO wine .sxospt 9 few bottles
enough. There is one place in the BowerJ that
work screen doors show what there IL inside.
At ths lower end OF the Bo.. cry the signs are
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L uCaEst Ret Punches. = c.nts:" M An Kinds Of sum
cluster q letteTed ornaments l., a biz ,sisP
headed Free Hot Lunch To-day" Each
sign Seen nG psSed TRG Win scs
In large chalk letters written In q trembling
and at times Irregular hand IS emb iazoned the
soden text Sp clam nS Gb9%aer 9 'u4' 'otRsr tRss
times 1t is " Frankiurter W Sauerkraut"
ported %s snd 1 Tn hs back
many years TO the time when there was tight
eyer aver the selling Of liquor and some Of the ven.
tbs RsS snGF' Asf Ss
there 0a are s We SSr '0Hna the
but ad the e1 F Il
says: Missouri Wines. from st. Louis Mo-"
This has sign 62 =. has ,n ths merit q frank pssF
ii uD took rum il the pr"6ibtionist sense. a. s a
Beer and Rum" place Is a sign which reads,
Gin and Rum" No mention iS made OF beer.
laaor and III there are few OIaces WR eh ee
themselves "shatles." as II, in seeking new
synonyms for saloons; after having exhausted
their descriptive terms
There are fashions in these saloon signs and
The popular piacard now S On the canvas ni bSie.
tin boards is TO have painted in red and blue
Sss 81 d&Ssy sRSTWP WRssg Ssoe k1e
cents" The Kentucky wbiskey signs are more
RRn. Numerous than the wscoteh Thtskey signs.
Besides this temporary fashion, there are the
51gulS 55fEuSr changes OF announcement to meet the
as prompt in putting them up as hatIers are in
displaying their straw hats AID haherdashers
f. hno hnu,inE whtS sSi1 a ties in hGlr wipdows
Punches. and All Kinds OF Summer Drinks, 8
cents" A lew places have this sign with "6
prlee. High-toned places charge TO-
Near Grand street is one oftbe few Of the old
4ont Ct HayrH BSTEy SPssnfs sfR 'hn @
dates back to the time when bartender had to
seTye an apprenticeship OF sevel al years The
Bartenders had black moustaches with wnxed
end and wore ornamental e,astics on their
drinks. This Sign is pyramid over ioui feet
high. On the sides are the names OF seventy:
tSSers loo ,he fsa Gfnss mixed hs
which have fewer letters. and therefore are
%aryia:d phiskey runs some opposition to
Kentucky whiskey on the signs Tho compett.
necessarily inside vi hat the sign advertses out.
side II you'd @ be hard e tell the difference
hs SO 5Hs called WRkoy Mhe
is sold In some OF these places.
The German places that have been estab- |
lished on the Bowery have distinctive siIns OF |
their own. They run TO- painted tin flowing |
beer mugs hung over he door. with Gam brinus |
siI ting in the window few ieet away from O |
keg. the contents Of which Is RAPIDLY being con- |
yeyed to him by damsel with abundant stock
inEs. @ snort skir1st t Toying hossy hair; and car.
usually spell beer bier" while The German
places up stall run more to "heer"
n, nrn INT 10 h.
q per Bowery., One sign, Tor INSTANCE. reads,
Milk Punches"
The signs con- ain all kinds OF information
and advice; from Try Our Cocktails. Best OF
Lunch. lam Chowder." and TRY Sweet Ca
tawba Punch and Plain Liquors. cents" This
last sign is a reuroach 10 the other liquors that
put on frills and cost 20 cents up town. There
s development and evolution In saloon signs
going on every year.