New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-01
WIZ THE PEOPLE STARED AT HER.
AWKWARD ADVENTURE OF A WESTERN WOMAN
IN BROADWAY.

AWKWARD ADVENTURE OF WESTERN WOMAN
IN BROADWAY.
al visited New.York for the first time in my life
last week. said a good-natured western woman the
other day, though my husband. who was with me.
knew the city pretty we'll from frequent business calls
TO the East. naturally much Interested. not 10
say excited, by the noise and hubbub III the Streets
and my husband had amused himself by imagining IN
what way I would show my country breeding ana
give myself away for a bayseed,' as he called it,
was therefore on my guard. True, when he showed
me Broadway, the far-famed Broadway that l had
read and sung and dreamed about, now all one Dig
ditch, filled with dirt and Iron and pipes ana mud,
and stone -crhshers and barrels and tar, exclaimed
And is this Broadway and was just about to add
where they taking II tor when checked my self
in time to escape his derison.
81 got along quite we'll till we entered an unpreten
tiOus restaurant for we could not afford to spend much
money. My husband told me to order what wanted
as he did not feel IKE eating anything. asked the
waiter for lamb. zone lamb p he called promptly TO
tho cook, Ire gave me glass of water. Gracious
1 exclaimed, "a whole lamb for mer Leave what you
want of it, said my husband, dryly Certainly not
exclaimed such wicked waste! Waiter don't want
lamb. Make IL oysters Make that lamb one
oyster raw he called, sngrly that was afraid
to tell him wanted a dozen. But whom he brought
the order found that he had six on the plate and
thought IL was mistake, and that he would only
al did not cOnfde this hope 10
nv husband, knew he would
not countenance it. and he told me afterward that
he admired my sclfcontrol In not showing surprise at
the six oysters when fully expected only one As
ordered several other things besides oysters, and was
slow about finishing them, my husband left mo In
order to keep business engagement, and we
agreed to meet again in hour at Tiiany's
He paid my bill and left eating slowly at The little
table which was near the door; that when
out the street. did not near the clerk.
"As l turned into Broadway alone, noticed that
several people whom passed, stared at me curiously
resented this from men, thinking II lmpertnence
but when some women Uttered. looked down at my
hands, my skirts. my shoes, etc, but could see nothing
out OF place, and / knew that even II my
clothes we're somewhat countryfed in cat, they
were not far enough behind the fashion to
warrant such rudeness even In New-York, Sun
the people stared at me and some turned TO look a1e
me. One woman made a motion as II to stop me ana
speak to me- but now, Thoroughly not ana angry, L
tossed my head Indignantly and almost ran.
"hs / Reached Tlfany's, painting and angry: saw
nv husband afar off, and rs he approached me
noticed him stare also, then grin and then burst out
a.What do YOU mcanr said angrly.
"'What's that tucked under your chin p ne splut-
tered as well as he could for laughing. -
q put my hand up to my throat ana pulied away
nOrTid little table naphin. not particularly clean,
with vulgar red border around il and with the name
Centennial Restaurant stamped on II In big black
letters"