The morning call., 1890-07-08
DOROTHY Q'S CHAT.
Notes About CalifOrnians Who
Are in New York City.
The Empire City During the Hot spell-Ice-
Men Who Will Become Millionaire
Anent the Census Returns.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

Special to THE MORNING CALL
New YORK, July 9, 1S9o.-New York in
the summer time is "stale, fiat and I'M
profitable" Only business and poverty
keep any one in it at all. The most flourish
ing business is done at the soda fountains.
Like ants swarming toward prize crumb
of cake, people cluster around these places
for ice-cool draughts. On the street cor
ner a lemonade vendor will give the
thirsty pedestrian a glass of ice water
with few drops of lemon juice squeezed
into it Qrom an apparently inexhaustible
lelnon) for the small sum of three cents.
The maker of this diluted picnic lemonade
is rapidly increasing his revenue. The ice
men will all be millionaires three times
over, for ice is as high as the temperature,
which is go in the shade. Ye who
take a toothsome delight in that
luscious, beautiful fruit, which Crews
big on a small vine, picture great chunks of
it for sale on dirty little street-table pre-
sided over by a dirt-begrimed man, who,
when he isn't waiting on thirsty weather
wilted customer, is trying 10 keep the flies
off the fruit. 1t is only cent chunk and
IL Is WaltTmeluH, UuL tl6 IdSllulOuS pass
on. All the first-class places of amusement
are closed exeept the last gorgeous addi-
ton to New York's already innumerable
houses of entertainment - the Madison
square Garden. A dazzling ballet and
witching music delight the spectator nightly
in this most European style of resort. The
roof is arranged so as to be apparently
taken off during the concert, and a grateful
flood of cool air chases away the heat, and
through the wire netting the moon and stars
can be seen.
All the country cousins are in town and
odd and interesting personages are seen on
the avenue. which but month or two ago
was tbroDged with the gay. rich and fash
ionabe The furniture in the households
of the stay at-homes is swathed in linen
covers the pictures aud ever-present pier
glass mirror that adUrns every New York
parlor are 0bscured by thick mosquito net
ting, the brlc-a-brac is slowed away. and the
drawing rooms look as If prepared for q
funeral, minus the candles and the de-
ceased.
Those who live in apartments near the
roof take tea on the house-tops. The deni-
Zens in the tenemeDt-houSe districts sleep
IN the fire-escapes. Some of them evidently
have Deen making their beds Qike Job in
the darkness) on the roof, and have fallen
off. Idon't give this as purely authentic, but
one of the prominent dailes here says:
There ought to be law to punish people
for falling off the roofs in the tenement
house districts" This was not in a funny
column either, but it is as good rs the
French law which declares suicide is
capital offense and should be punished
as such. But notwithstanding there
dizziness, inactivity and a general feeling
of observation-disclosures is much pleasure 20 be
had by the student of human nature in the
parks over in the east side, and-but I've
grown too garrulous already, and I've bit
OF gossip to retail.
Colonel j. Ii. Woodland is here, giving
authentic accounts of the flibustering per-
fGrmance in Lower California.
Professor Knowlton, who was Command
erin Chief of the Teachers excursion
which left California June 1st, is doing
the New York schools thoroughly, and evil
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Mills of San Fran
cisco while in the city were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Huntington and OF MI. and
Mrs. Benjamin +. Taylor, formerly of San
Francisco.
Miss Augusta Lowell is en- route for Oak
land, where she will spend her vacation.
Most all of the army of California students,
teachers and writers have taken themselves
off to the mountains and seaside.
Miss Annie Blakesley will remain In the
city. She is busy worker and is gaining
recognition as an illustrator of much talent.
Her large circle of friends in Oakland will
no doubt joy in her success. Mark it'll
Oakland to the front again.
Mrs. Bella Thomas Nichols is sojOurning
in the country for the summer. She ex.
in cooperation with Mrs. Jeanette
Thurber, of musical renown, early in
the coming fall in Washington. Although
the school will be in the national capital,
Mrs. Nichols is such an enthusiastic lover
of California, perhaps the Conservatory
will bear name suggestive OF the Golden
State. But we will wait and see.
Miss Kate Fields numerous friends in
California no doubt enjoy the success of
her sprightly, witty weekly published in
Washington. There is bit Of a joke at
her expense. Some one who drew on his
Imagination described her as working "in
bright red satin gown" Bachelor
Kate Indignantly protested against the
lack of truth in this description and EN-
phatically announced to the world at large
that she never had "a bright satin gown,
and never would have one" A funny
friendly journal says in answer, Kate
Field may not have a bright red satin gown.
but there is no denying that her paper is
bright and read"
a great many Californians pass through
the number who have just departed for the
other side of the world are: Professor
Moses and wife of Berkeley, Mr. and Mrs.
A. L. Tubbs and family of San Francisco
and Master Ward Eaton, who is to sojnurn
in Paris indefinitely with his aunt, Mrs.
Laid.
Miss Beaver of San Francisco was also
one of the number. Perhaps it is really
so-that the census returns for San Fran
cisco would have been greater if many
Of the inhabitants had not been
{" on the wing in New York
and off in Europe; but il the
human race failed to come up to the stand
ard OF the ambitious Californian, the record
of Salvador in the most famous horse-race
Of the season eclipses all the tri-
umphs in the past of Califor-
mia horses, and may we'll fill the
child of the Golden State with pride.
Salvador belongs TO j. b. Haggin, a Cali
fornian, and State that can nurture
horse that will run mile in 2:05 will not
long be in the rear of the census
record. I'd like to dilate, expand
and enthuse over the verve, dash,
fire and mettle of Salvador, but
some one writes that she is surprised that
should mention priZe-hghters and horse
races and such things" Can't help it If
the representatives of California win. I'd
praise the triumphant efforts of a-Of a-of
a -Salvationst, if he hailed from Cali
fornia as quickly as would the splendid
feat-in both senses-of Salvador. Provin-
cialism and patriotism are so nearly allied
it is hard to tell whether one is
patriot or a provncialist, perhaps |
may be either one. or both,
when l declare Loyalty that California
is the most wonderful State in the Union,
and despite the census, San Francisco is a
fiourishng city. Figures won't lie." says
my opponent No; figures won't lie, but
liars will figure" DOROTHY Q.
Neio York, July Z, 1890.