Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-01
BOHEMIA In NEW YORK.
WHERE ACTRESSES AND THEIR Ar
DENT ADMIRERS MEET.

Metropolis Turns slight Into Dsy-sou-
brsttss. cheru. oiris. ciubmen and Cob
isgian. ssh. Up the rartis.
Al that hour when s;aid and solid
GothAinitcs are either preparing to go to
bed or are already fast asleep there be-
gins to gather In two well known Broad.
way restaurants biznrre company Of
men aud women who make {, n habit 10
be very wide awake o nights. when or
binary mortsls are abc1 and asleep.
These nocturnal gatherings form an odd
feature Of tue faster life Of the big town.
They are Partisan in their bohemian
good fellowship. and they seem 10 pos.
cess marked interest for those who lind
pleasure N contemplating tho various
modes o. existence that the lively mo
torpolis presents TO the philosophlo Oh.
server The nocturnal bon yivants who
make up the coierie arc acton and
Actresses. men about town. clubmen.
eollegans and professional men, who
have the faculty o. never getting sleepy
until the sun wakes up.
The restaurants have become noted r..
sorts because Of the presence Of these
Bohemian spirits They are prosperous,
and In the character and quality OF their
creature comforts rank IN the FIRST class
Their prosperity has been attributed TO
fortunate location They are situated
half a mile apart on the west side Of
Broadway. amid the ,yroup of fashionable
thoaten and big hotell \ tho Tcndcrloin
district, that famous parallelogTam Of
Gotham blocks which has for years been
known rs "the heart Of tho city" aud
which IA a locality that tho police say
never goes 10 sleep"
Special accommodations are provided
for tho Bohemian set They recall the
"Cavo Of Harmony that Thackofay tells
about In the restaurant at tho south.
ern end Of the big Tcndorloin parallolo-
gram this Bohemian Cave Of Harmony
Is located on the ground floor When
the restaurant was 6rst csta shed the
bower was directly back OF tho big
apartment where ordinary guests got
their late meals
WHERE THEY MET.
II was separated from tho main res.
taurnnt by an alcoyc decorated with lace
cnrtaina When tho coteris grew In
numbers, however. n now and spaclous
apartment hglow with electric lights.
was added to provide comfortable 40
commodation for thu special patronA II
has mirrors and fine fruscooA In tho
second restaurant the whole second floor
Of tho building Ia SGT aside for tho Bo.
hemian bower. II Is carpeted and com.
foEtably flrmahed. and the indispensa-
BILE mirrors are there too.
II Is generally near midnight before
the neishbor,ng playhouse arc shut up
and the fun makers OF the stage are free
10 enjoy themselves Pretty actresses,
neat In attire. light witted and fond Of
late hours and Bohemian associations
saunter IN In knots Of two or three. Aiale
escorts accompany them
by o'clock the cotorio IA ut its live.
Hest 1t Is striking picture OF midnight
conyiviality. Soubrettss and chorus girls
arc tho bright particular ttars. Tho
actors, dressed up like fashion plates,
are sort Of background TO the picture.
The clubmen and collegians and profes.
sional men arc the moths enjoying tho
glitter. They arc almost invariably
young Sometimes, however, a gay old
fellow with gray hair and a Jolly laugh
gives tho interesting spectacle Of tho fol.
low who Is trying hard to DO boy and
dt up with the other boya Whether
tho moths arc young or old. however,
they seem inspired with tho same ardent
ambition TO gain the good graees OF the
theatrical people.
Each plungos into his pocket for money
and tries TO excel tho others In spending
1t for tho entertainment OF tho soubrett.s
and chorus girls, and incidentally keep
ing solid with the actors and managers.
They seem 10 imagine that this sort Of
thing will insure good seats at the the
alter whenever they want to 20 there,
and that they won't have to pay for the
seats at oil In most instances this 10 q
very big mistake
NOT WHAT 1T USED TO M.
The eollegians are partial 20 tho sec.
ond'story bower NJ the upper end OF
broadway. Yale. Harvard aud Prince
ton boys 30 there whenever they come
To town 10 have u good time. They boom
things when they get there too. The
polished cherry tables ara pushed to-
Rciher, and the soubfcttea aud chorus
girls draw up their chairs with tho mon.
Sometimes a. many AS thirty gather IN
a single group, The collegians Joke and
tell college stories, The soubrettes and
chorus girls take hand In the story tell.
ing, al which some NJ them have a gift.
Very often tho sun rises while the throng
is still there.
1t all looks fcyerish and unhealthy to
the observer who has decided notions
about the hurtfnlness OF late hours and
late suppen. but there can 10 no doubt
that che jewellers enjoy IL and don't
bother their heads about any OF Ben
Frankllna Judioious injunctions about
going early 10 bed and getting up with
the sun.
All this IN marked contrast with the
reyalry that used 70 run fast aud furious
Va the resorts that were numerous Ia the
Tondorloin district a decade or 40 ago.
The pale faced opium Gator and the
painted women Of the streets do not pass,
~ ruie, within the portal OF these Do
hemian cayes There Is no boisteroumoas
AMI 40 gingng Of songs \ stranger viii
find ont IN twinkling that while all
soems to look more or less Jolly aud free
and easy, there is IN reality strict en-.
torceuieut of order at ali tmes.-New
York sun.