The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-07

tiict Of Nav York, i have never hoard =
satisfactory explanation OF why this ~
callsd tho Tondsrl61n district Of Nav YORK;.
ons. a%rplnnatilon shat taking the form o.
Manhattan island ~ approximately. repre-.
aenting tho form of q atenk, this dlAtrict
lies tn'that aran# which might stand TOR the
2tenderloin. This theory II seriously nd
vanotd, but II n fantastic, 10 II mott An
other explanation TINT seems 70 Mayo ay more
of historical justification IA this: Tint "
the division 81 police precincts Of tho CITY
that district which fell 10 Capt, Williams
yielded the fntteBt income, or lot na say, u
capable Of yielding tho f@attsat incorie, ttnd
IL thua tho net pieca ct the steak. ~ ~ no
tnins, In addition TO iB quota o. h0tela.
#thsntsra, ~asloona and pool rooms, q bril-
liant assortment Of guided unnnrnnble
haunta. ~ lisa In the heart OF Q "fast'
district, and may therefore be really AS
sumed TO present m interesting tleld for
that | .OI supervision which the Now
York police captain gives to the region over
which hs Il appointed to preaide.
" Ia in this tendorloin district, then, that
tho tIenderloin club disposes itsolf.1
Who are tho members OF the Tsnderloin
olub7 Well, to begin ut the top, nsWspa-
per nan. club men, mon about town, horssy
men, brokers and theatrical men, with a
Pprinkling Of detectives and police captains
and 30 on-an interesting agglomeration Of
city types. Here, yon would say, isa com
bination Of those elements which are ha-
bitually TO take tho world yory. much for
granted. II there IRE any ideallsts In tho
crowd. their theories nro at least based on
Il profoundly realizing sense OF what exist
ing conditions are. The men know the big
metropolis like 4 book. They know too
much about it to DO aantimentallsts, aud
enough. too, to represent the spirit OF re-
form in It's most practical shape.
The clubhouse il Ms curious MS tbs mem
bership. In general il has the charactsris-
tics Of q olubhouse-the drawing room,
grill room, reading room. billiard room.
etc. But it has some novelty IN detail.
That second floor room witt the stuoco
walls ia ono Of the most remarkable in the
CITY. Embedded in soma substance which
I have not analysed, but which seems to
have a strongly adhsring quality, is . col
lection Of objects Of fantastic variety.
dirks, poniasds, stilettoh, rifles, lazors, RAJ
piers, s.jimmies,'' polioe clubs, brass
knuckles, handouts, with shields, spears,
masks, and An amazing number Of other
un~remembsrabls things eombing TO form nm
impressive background to any group which
may gather here.
The Tenderloin resembles q good many
other New York clubs in that its member
ship Ia too busy to spend much time within
its walls. But lato at night, after the the
aters are out, and after tho newspaper men
who are not tied to a night desk have got
~ AAUAp - uAA0 & OcRy Oh pA4SAA
is pretty certain to q representative gather.
ing in the room; and on one of the special
nights there may be q crowd.
The Yenderloin's methods Of amusing
itself arc in some respects peculiar. Il MAJ
be said that it's amusements are sometimes
considerably unconventional. for the ordi-
nary FORMS of public amusement are, OF
course, exceedingly trita and unbearat'le e
men whose life enableB them to see every
) thing. The club is always able to fall back
upon private entertainments by public
performers. The members summon Mile
Fougere, the charming Chanteuse Excen
trique, to sing for thom; Waltz comes from
the Eden Musee to sing her Chantan
novelties; Omene dances. Theatrical me1
appear at their best before an audience 81
appreoiative Of an artistic thing. Hermann
waves his wizard wand, and some big politi
cal celebrity steals in for an hour to make
a capital speech. .
Inclusive as the membership of the Ten
derloin might seem to be, it is in one 9 n
exclusive enough. Cads have had q har'
time getting i'll. if they over do get in
There is no room in the ,Tenderloln TO
, dudes. r. .~&