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oED voMAxs porHoUsr.
n Hester street Dive that - Fuil ot
"6hskespcares," who Drink sss Dance
ana Never Grfeve ON the Premises.

a Hester street Dive that - Fuil ot
"6hskespcares,- who Drink asa Dance
ana Never Griove on the Premises.
At great ball In the Madison Square Garden
last winter there stood on the topmost step Of
one OF the lower tier boxes beautiful young
girl. She could not have been moro than
eighteen or nineteen. She was dressed In a
handsome gown Of pale blue. cut low about the
neck. Her golden hair was twisted into a
graceful knot at the back OF her head. The
natural flush OF excitement came and went
over her white skin. Her blue eyes were laugh
ing. her red lips were cured. and her teeth
were even and white. One round bare arm
was lifted high and in her hand she held a
glass OF champagne She was SO young, so
beautiful. 40 laughing, so defiant. so reckless.
She gave the lie. In every look and movement.
to that old verse ABOUT the hideous mien OF
vice at first glance.
The other night the writer saw woman
standing at tho Bowery and Hester streets In
an attitude OF uncertainty that suggested
drunkenness. She had upon her feet a pair
OF coarse shoes OF the work-house pattern.
She was dressed In IN old black skirt an old
black sacQue. q dusty gray shawl. Her head
was bare and her dark hair was thin and
mixed with gray. She seemed to be battered
woman OF So. In reality she was only 49, and
loss than fifteen years before she had been In
some such glow as tie young woman who
lifted high her glass at the NJ adison Square
Garden bail
This creature turned her face eastward, and
was presently stumbling and muttering along
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ONE OF THE OLDEST OF THE LOT.


was crowded between these close. filthy
walls. under low, smoke stained CELL
Ing Along one side ran bar. and at the far
things took np fourth Of the room: On tho
Of Sa
line Of rickety chairs in front These took up
another fourth; To the beek we're three beer
tho tables. packed in the passageway, between
ali. miserable. stopped wriSEled, tottering. al.
most imbeco.
II is hard to give the degree , Of saualor pd %pd
remnants Of humanity which occupied 1t made
you forget everything else If You remem-
frn 6sred,, you thought tho picture was properly
behind the bar, was long narrow table.
sss and sasss and % xn Tsff s
ono atop another. zach with faucet In II. On
saoh ksg YES tainted the nance name OF iiqueus
hoTrlbls Kind Of spirits Of in.soitenins
the appropriateness Of the name lay in the
e1rInS e1f sAS Slaet hair She Saa both SHOWS % on
the bar and was Watching the crowd Of old wo-
men with smile that was more OF sneer.
toshe Hs Was his s seeVes and %ss
too busy to watch the OLD women. Sometimes
him. Drinks were served in big classes. They
gave. plenty OF beer for five cents-beer that
can be- drunk only after long ncquainta tance.
M When there was S,I ssll for whistsy large
from the bottle Into a half nnt tin cup. then
emptied this cup into their glass.
There were four mon In the crowd-two who
looked like murderers.. a third with a. gray
beard worn at the ends from constant rubbing
q the violin he wa. PLAYING: o fourth who
against the whiskey barrels and nearest the
door He was small originally. but now seemed
clothes were ragged and dirty. seemingly be;
a,cane with both hands and knees., As ho sat
all fallen In , and hnddied up. his Old haad was
side In time with the music. II ne had lived
clothes.
AZ first glance It seemed that there was
nothing feminine In the room that was not old.
But In among the crowd OF gray and white.
beaded woman there were two or thl 90 not
bred there. and never having yentured beyond.
Sus OF the oid women; there were many who
who seemed to haye BEEN Alwsys in This ssme at.
goslhsre. Not thar they seemed out of place.
N"'hfrg ~on'd rsrs he.n MRS NJ hom" Thor
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A HANGER ON.

In that little back room WI % .sHe Sd and
drank there were horrors loed.
the quiet and the half gIuoms. daepering and
muttering. There was paint on the faces OF
the gowns there was strip Of faded plush or
velvet once red or blue or bright In some way;
stained and worn. there was the same revolt
ing shock ns In the RlE,ch.s en- fpAnL 81 paint d
ipe-lewer. they say. in the s. evening than IL II
brains are stupefied quickly. Some of them
have been there and In & other such pl places tor
wrecks when they came. They have been
drunk eyer since except when on the Island.
always reckless. laughing: round armed wo-
men. waving champagne glasses; who are :h, has. .
thin. 1t depends upon which end Of the
drama you look at whether vice is the
hideously miened monster or not. And II you
80 to see the first acts OF this comedy. don't
fail to tho last net also. even II It ts played
In such an out Of the-Way, tll-Smelltng place
as the far east side.
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Hester street. She stopped at Allen street and
crossed to the northeast corner. There stood
low dirty building, with an entrance across
its corner From above and beneath tho
swinging green doors came light. the scraping
sound OF q bad violin in unskilful hands, q
smell OF poor liquor to help on the general
foulness OF the odor OF the street. The old
woman pushed one swinging door partly open.
peered in. then entered. and sat down.
1t is often asked OF such as the girl at tho
ball what becomes OF them and where do they
live when youth and beauty are gone? Tho
old woman answers both questions. Some
times the steps are slow and easy. Sometimes
they arc swift and breathless. But these
women do not all die. They come here finally.
This is the end-the very end-and then comes
the long wait for DEATH For death does not
come quickly. These terrible LIQUORS tear and
cut for few years, then they begin to pre-
serve The life In the bathrooms and the rest
Of It is short. The life In the low east side
dives is long. so long that tho other is only
minute in a hundred years beside 1t.
This place at the northeast corner OF Hester
and Allen stFests is representative. There fs
none lower. There are many such to the south.
where the haunts Of the woman killed in
the East River Hotel fas. The reason there
are so many 10 because 30 many OF these-wo-
men must have some place to drink and wait
for the death Of the gutter or OF violence
II you had pushed in behind the old
woman as the writer did. you would have seen
a place to remember. The whole room. part
OF which was separated from the rest by low
partition. was not moro than twenty-five feet
by twelve. The part to the front OF the parti-
tion-and this part would have been all you
would have seen at frst-was not more
than eighteen by twelve. Yet 500 what
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VARIOUS MANIFEsEA11ONs,
Tho Woman who Drinks Wine Must Risk
Having q Red NOse-An Odd Parasol.

Tho Woman who DrInks Wino Must Kisk
Having Red NOse-An Odd ParasoI.
An Englishman. lately on this side. remarked
with some surprise on the comparative indif-
ference the average American woman shows
for wine. He Gazed with open astonishment
on the feminine contingency at large dinner.
who slipped but thimbleful OF champagne.
moistened their lips with claret took spoon
ful OF Rhine wine. and almost ignored the
cordials. He openly asserted that the British
matron empties her glasses so often at one meal
that sho promptly falls into deep and noisy
slumbers on reaching the drawing room. and
is not In the least ashamed OF her intemperance.
But to the observant New Yorker tho fashion
for vino drinking among women has grown to
an alarming extent during the past ten years.
Few enough Of maids and matrons yet have
taken To the habi. OF falling asleep in the
drawing room. but 1t would make prohibit
zionist weep to see tho array OF bottles un-
corked for a. ladies' luncheon. Women Of the
hes g.. hRs ths
about their plate. and now and then one boasts
0 cset and impass Sas sSSahsr younr
debntantes with sense OF their real awful and
The INGENIOUS bud gulps down red and
white wine with disgust but 0 Arm dstermina-
top to learn the excellent habits OF her elders.
goose she - making OF herself; for rIf her sen 50
vanity she would take waning BY the incrsas.
ing array OF red noses and forego Temptation.
hsH ihs Toman man begins at 10 to drink burgundy
an ordinary redness will this be-, such as the
sun and wind and water glare often creates.
veins. that no amount OF cosmetic will con.
zeal csnl. The Isd-nosed woman Invariably has
thin hair and duli eyes. and her skin grows as
wide as her. shoulder. man could stand
that much alcohol In his system for the very
hours day to woman's one. that he walks
while she rides and the open air life and moist
ing In women than our dry air OF Amsrles win
80 IT, our mRtIons desire TO preserve their
sntin skins and abundant hair and transmit
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tors or very intimate friends small question
OF money makes no difference;
To come to the conclusion that stubbor.-
ness is strength Of will when It is usually
s. s9trs%sis a familiar with those in your
service at one time and arrogant at anothery
=, TO say e cruel word and then suppose that 9
10 % perteoty Rs hate" and |"I "psriectl1 .dors"
eonsiaas tSas psepe sSsp are not right in .h.l.
Hay o. LYING wben you Know nothing Aoous
sas SoSSs Si%ays Ssa the Wsess esns to eonegas
the most is the one who has the best taste O
There are two precious stones that tend -
make the hand look extremely whito. and
these are the emerald and the sapphire.
Women. more than ever. are wearing rngs on
their fingers. How many know whore tho nrst
ring came from; Straight from fairy land. 4
merry sprite who loved q little fairy danced
with her on the green until he was drunk with
BY . peasant girl and she gave 1t to her lover.
s and these two were happy ever aIteri mhHts
the story Of every ring that is ever given for
dear loves sake
Very dark blue letter paper is farcIed again.
and the cipher with its ACCOMPANYING motto 10
In gold or In silver upon it. For the snke OF
humanity and that the blind ssylums may not
be filled. white Ink has been given up, and the
fashionable woman sprawls her Iuill after II
has heen dipped IN ink as black as the Prov
erbial ace OF spades.
The use OF velvet with cotton Is very general.
and nobody ever looks at it without thinking
how. above all other materials. 1t is aristo-
cratic. Plush. Notwithstanding It's heavier
pile. will bring Jeoms Yellowplush to mind
Satin will suggest a saucy page. But velvet
always hints OF the majesty that doth sur.
are marvellous In color. There is deep car
dinal, such as Mchelieu might, have worn.
Royal purple that would have deiiahtsd Eliza.
out perfectly the blonde hnir NJ Marie Antoiu-
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as her hair. She was bent and twisted IS
II she had been In fire.
In one OF her hands which she held out wa.
an empty whisI>ey glass. As she advanced
toward the bar She smiled horribly, and her
on the bar. watched It hll with greedy look.
then tottered back more slowly whence she
liquor. She was SO old and had been drinking
so long that she had lost the power OF speaking
or Of thinking
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WHERE $1,000 CL0AKs ARE SOLD.
Handsome Special salesrooms In tho Great
Dry Goods Houses.

Handsome Special salesrooms In tho Great
Dry Goods Houses.
Nearly every big dry goods store has ono or
more rooms set apart for the display OF wares
that are too delicate and costly to be shown In
the usual way. These rooms are never soon
by the average shopper. but are reserved for
the select customer who Is Indifferent to price.
but particular as to quality. Special attention
has been given to the reserved cloak rooms.
whore are shown the elegant imported wraps
and cloaks. The manager OF tho cloak depart
mcnt in one Of the finer dry goods houses said
the other day that many OF his best customers
quality and. style suited the garment was or. or
to Until iii 9as sent hsT
month later. Some OF the garments shown in
Been aae Sy
the to ana q Is not at
3l.OUO for single evening wrap.
parts Of the stores away from the noise snd
ness IN this eiy % Is dvdsd from tbe W %olE lhe
room in which, ordinary garments are made
floor is is covered cover with Velvet % carpets. and the he
furniture Is az iine @ as can be- found IN any par.
H ane tho afs rs Flea
displayed in an Old store Where there is no
Who're everything is OF the, finest quality. Wv
Special rooms In the dry goods stores OF
New York in general appearance. In one OF
the Brooklyn stores whole suite OF rooms is
rooms are decoratedin Louis Quinze style. and
the furniture corresponds In its delicate tones
ished at an Expense OF $1,000. another Of the The
Brooklyn stores has q special room 100 feet
square. covered with beautiful carpets and
green baze set in gilt frames and hung with
expensive oil paintings In addition to their
are treated with special courtesy. The clerks
who wait upon them are never cross or sullSn.
customers slightest Wish is filed Instantly. OF
course she pays for all this extra attention. be-
cause there Ia more profit In the high-priced
garments that she buys than In dozen ordi-
nary garments.
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Deprived or Their Gum and Thesr Hello.
From the chteaoo Herald.

DETROIT. May 4.-The girls In the Central
Telephone Exchange are IN frame Of mind
S ne 0f hs wSn
hours. interdlct fiirtatlous conversation over over
the wires and require them to say number"
per month are willing to strike TO. orrow. but
girls who get $40 per month. have more lime
to themselves. bnt owing 10 the nature OF their
work. cannot talk up the matter OF striking
trust the other 10 organize a union. Tho girls
are msd however. and have been muttsring
effect last Friday. Lie without the soul salts
fr'rg "he-trR Errr IL a bore.
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WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.

Wednesday, April Up. m.
In spite of the dulness, the strength Of the stock
market was it's most conspicuous feature to-day.
The early selling for European account was not
disguised, and rates for foreign exchange were
raised to give it natural appearance. 1t is not
worth the inquiry whether the arbitrary senng
was on orders from New-York 1t was demonstrated
by the subsequent course of prices that 1t was Tor
the short account, and the early sellers were the
late buyers The rally in the last hour was even
more rapid and confident than the first decline.
The ostensible excuse for the first movement was
g war with Italy, and for the later one merely
desire to recover what had been previously sold.
The futility of both movements is illustrated by
St. Paul. which was the only stock IN winch
transactions exceeded 10000 shares. Its ex-
IRENE variations were IA per cent, and 1t closed
at its opening price, at n decline OF ~ per cent
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, whlch was secohu
in point of activity, advanced from the opening,
but its final gain was only 1-8 per cent. hock
Island also closed at its highest figure but aD,
sOlutely without change, While NORTHWEST seemeu
to be pressed for sale. The speculative holdihSS
of American railway securities In Europe are said
long ago to have been exhausted but the decline
i'm Louisville and Nashville, Lake Shore ana On
taro and Western-to say nothing about the
Northern Pacific shares-mlght be traced wlthoqt
great difficulty to the foreign need OF money. IL
ought to be noted that Missouri racine was 9ull
and unchanged, while Manhattan was consplcu-
ously weak, even If dull, and Union PaclnG was was
heavy. In fact the fluctuations to-day probably
possessed no meaning apart from the general con
iidence in the future. The liquidation on both
sides of the market seems to have been nmsed,
and the present holders of stocks are more in
clined to sell than the bear faction wants to ex-
tend its liabilities The market is simply at
standstill.
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET
Small sales of Government bonds were MADE at
fuI prices Bids for per cents were again
raised without inducing sales. The closing quota
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-02
no IRON OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Q
feaal Notices

CUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF
- New-York County OF New.YorkT Randolph, 1l8ssa9'
heimer plaintiff AGAINST Josephine Helen fIy jan ~.
Mailman John Hanan, Henrietta haIlnan anu .iof.
eDce T. Picket, and all other persons or any. nanx ~
claiming 20 have any interest or claim against te ns
described in the complaint as heirs at sw 81 ~,
Mailman deceased alt OF whose names ana rsSenSt AIRY
unknown 10 the plaintiff, defendants. lF'a ueSiN :"
NeMLYOPk County. summons; -. 49,.
no the above named defendants ana each OF mem. a.
You are hereby summoned 20 answer the comp's ~, -
this action and serve copy OF your answer ~ is
plaintiffs attorneys within twenty DAYS Sss ss ~ IN
Of this summons, exclusive OF the day OF sSmenssil
case Of your failure 70 appear or answer ysr asni.i
be taken against you by default. Tor inc reei ~''
In the complaint. n, ,ooo
GUGGENHEIMER 3 UNIERM h.ls,
Postofnce address and ONCE No. 40 wdlst Ne"''"
Ia James H. Mailman Josephine Helen Fry i,,;as
HallInan Henrietta Mailman and tloreheS 70 =, Nc
and all other persons any, having or esa esserbe Ia
any Interest IA or claim against the premises "a
the Complaint heirs az law OF tseorglna aHaow e
ceased an and residences s nan vo, by
tho pialntif the foregoing summons 10 serNee Ia
nublicaton pursuant order OF hon Comet ofhe
prahanl one OF the Justices OF the Snltttno NIX
Snte oi New York for the City aud County al si,hlha
dated the 2sth day OF February, 1881 anu ~ "a tontv
eomDaint In the Office OF the Clerk oil Ue w n ~
Of New.York in the New County Court h'"S
"" o NsT GurSGGGENHEIMER 4 yYTERMs,x,dE,RRsy ..
Plaintiffs ~
once aad postofhee address 40 wsil'st' Ne"'i~A "
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BOND SALE, $4,000

West Troy, y. Y, until noon OF April 10Th. 1891, at
which hour they WIN be publicly opened and announces
West Troy Pavement Bonds" dated April ls, ls9l par
value, SlOO0 each said bonds issued pursuant 70
Chap 2SS, Laws Of STATE Of NswYorA, 1882 amended
by Chap. o. Laws 1891. which amendment authorizes
interest per annum PAYABLE semannually principal and
ISL TO 100 inclusive. mature oct 1st., 1909; No.
lol o to 2i2 inclusive Oct ist 1910 No. Sds
WIN be sold in lots of $1,000 each, taken In The
order ther numbers. Ridders will state the gross
they Will pay each lot separately. The ac
erued interest TO The date Of delivery win be added TO
Address WI. j. sHAUGnNEssS. Chamberlain.
West Troy, n. Y.
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Plan of Reorganization
Therein Set Forth.


Rights are extended, according to the terms OF the
REORGANIZATION Agreement, the deposltors OF trst
Mortgage bonds to subscribe the fund for cash re-
quirements amounting to $33i96SD, and the rights 70
subscribe to such fund will belong exclusively TO he
depositors OF said bonds their assigns VINO accept
such right In proper form and lodge the acceptance OF
such rights with the Central Trust Company on or De-
fore such date the committee name
The committee now control the unfunued ueot OF the
company Including liens upon the read branches ter
minals and rolling stock claimed to be prior 70 the mort
gages), this CAPITAL STOCK, the INCOME BONDS anu
q majority OF all the FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS
Holders OF First Mortgage Bonds who have not yet
become parties the Plan OF Reorganization are reqreo
deposit their securities with the Central Trust Company
before April TO- 1884, after which date securities VIII
be received in the discretion Of the committee and under
such penalty may be imposed
Central Trust Company ENGRAVED CERTIFICATES
will be issued depos.tor ard application has been naue
to list the same on the New.Ycrk Stock Exchange.
New. York. March 20, 1881
COPIES OF THE PLAN OF REORGANIZATION,
GIVING FULL PARTICULARS. MAY BE OBJ
TANNED AT THE OFFICE OF THE CENTRAL
TRUST co. OF NETWORK Or FROM ANY
MEMBER OF ThE COMMITTEE.
FREDERIC p. OLCoTT.
JOSEPH WHARTON,
HENRY BULGE.
FREDERIC CROMWELL,
JKENNEDY TOD,
ALFRED y. HEIDELBACH,
ERIC r. sWE>sON.
REORGANIZATION Committee
g. S. ELLIS,
Secretary, 81 Wall.st New.York.
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-DUNLETTH AND DUBUQUE BRIDGE COMPANY.
ID ONDS NOS. AZ, 50, 1870. 141, 1S9, 224,
pa 252 253. 279 1888 $40. i1S. 450 481. 46S. 473
4s having teen drawn for redemption at 81 050 each May
J. 1891, at PA broadway NewYork interest on the same
Will cease MAY l. 1891,
VI" pUNLEITH a. DUBUQUE BRIDGE COMPANY,
BY srUYVESANr FISH President
TUT MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
TnEASURERS OFFICE GRAND CENTRAL STATION,
NkW.YORk, March 80, 1891.
rCBE STOCK TRANSFER BOOKS of this
4 company win be closed at TWELVE O'Clock ON
saturday the fourth day April or the purposes
next annual meeting OF the stockholders and Will DO
peopened tho morning OF FRIDAY, the EIGHTH day
VI 49, HENRY PRATT. Treasurer.
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financial meeIinqs.

NOTICE.-The annual meeting of the stock.
~ holders OF the Distlng Cattle Feeding Company
for the election OF directors and slch business
Peoria, III, on April IS, 1891, at IL M.
The transfer books will be closed ~ M, April q
and remain closed until a. M, April l6, 1891.
II. J. HENNESSY Secretary.
THE JOLIET AND CHICAGO RAILROAD co.
ANNUAL MEETING.
IT HE STOCKHOLDERS Of the Joliet and
Il Chicago Railroad Company are hereby notified that
the annual meeting Of said Company the election Of
directors and transaction Of such other business
presented VIII be held at the general Offices Of the Chicago
and Alton Railroad Company In Chicago H., Monday,
the 9th day OF April next at 10 O'Clock a. M
The transfer books Will be closed the close OF business
hours March Goth instant and ieopened the 7h day
Of April next. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-02

Tho Denver City Water Works Company own ~
and the adjoining Of Montclair Barnum ana iieh
properties formerly possessed by The Denver water oo
tain Water Company.
As 1t is reasonably certain that these contiguous towns
company deemed 1t advisable to control all the iran
furnished with water at any future time.
Tho Denver water works were established twenty
OF the income and Of the plant have kept pace
nv the census 1870 1919, in 1880, 3oo29 whe
regarded and which is embraced In the TERRI
THE INCREASE IN EARNINGS AND NUMBER
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-02
THF DENVER CITY WATER WORKS CO.,
DENVER, COLORADO,
2O-Year 5per Cent. General Mortage Cold Bonds.
c;,oz ae Nop Coupons payable Nay and Moo IN the
YORK United States
cg od co, of the present and fneness
CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY OF NETWORK, TRUSTEE.
..hoi,od omount of mortnaue . H,0l
he bv trustee for extensions after July 1891 300


first u tn propt Il
months preceding the
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San Antonio & Arkansas Pass R'y Co.
REORGANIZATION.

The undersigned have been appointed Reorganization
Committee under an agreement dated March 1881 odge
the Central Trust Company Of New'York TO carry
the