The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-04
JOT1IAGS ALONG THE BOWERY.
Scenes and Doings In New ork's Gren,
Cosmopolitan ThorouyhEarr.

Bowery Beer Creek" 10 the latest sign put over the
entrance to n saloon and pool ROOM The nomencla
ture OF tho east aide has been pretty thoroughly
haustsd by the men who keep tho saloons around
Chatham square in getting names for their places.
There 10 not one Republican transparency OH the
Bowery Park along the blocks that usei to be
known Chatham street. In that section Republicans
scarce. though the banner district for Ha-r
son in sss fronted on the Bowery for seven blocks
A kind OF saloon now becoming popular In this dis.
trict is the distcry." which differs ordinary
saloon in selling more whiskey for the money. Tho
lqucr kept in barrels along tho wall. and the drinks
dawn out through faucet like beer. These dis.
t!le.es are taking away certain grade Of customers
from the saloons as Il 10 possible to get at
them large drink Of whiskey for i've oents So long
corn spirits can be bought as low rs $115 n gallon
there 10 why enough alcohol to give man
drink that touches should not be sold at good pront
for nickel.
While there few German business sisns on the
lower Bowery. most OF the the shops show
either jewish or Irish ancestry Somehow other
the Jews and the Irish get along great deal better
gether than the Germans and the Jews. Between the
purely German population up around Tompkns square
and tho jewish colony which has worked north from
Cana. street far Rivington there three
blocks populated by Magyar who act cushion be-
tween the German and the Jewish dsniEsns.
Bowery drug stores sell little soda water Many ee
them soda fountains. and such bottled waters
lthia Apolinaris. viehy. and ssltser are rarely
called for. 30 long the who live In the Bowery
lodging houses get big drink OF whisky for I'VE
cents milk punch for six soda water has NO atrao
tion for them.
Tho drug stores do large consultation and advice
business They hire young doctor who 10 licensed
to practice in order that they may keep within the
law and not subject themselves to prosecution by the
County Medical Society. These young practitioners
take pay for their services from tho custom
er. the druggist making his money and theirs Of
tho medicines which he Soils No prescriptions are
given to the customer lest he take them somewhere
else to DO flied more cheaply Those places sell
great deal Of patent medicines especially such things
Indian Bono Lnimsnt and bitters strong enough
set ones at tension. The inhabitants Of the
Bowery when they take anything internally or exter-
nay. it to produce effect about which there u
mistake.
Cleanliness among tho Bowery dodgers is increasing.
Several lodging houses have found to their profit to
advertise hot and cold baths free with 15cont bed
1t must pay them to maintain the baths or they would
not do it, As the Bowery clearinghouse keepers have
not a high reputation as philAnthropists.
There 10 not champaign sign prominently displayed
on tho Bowery. One has to go far Third avenue
to that feature Almost every salooS makes
1t point to keep methng labelled champagne. but
the Bowery beer and hvecent whskey arc the Nipples
adapted TO the tastes and means OF tho custop,s.a
Bowery prices for oysters. fish. and fruit the
cheapest In street stand which adverts+s nsh
for Friday sells fried coils for i've cents sofshel
for cents and CLANS and oysters tho half she'll
for cent apiece with all the pepper and salt and other
hxngs that the customer may want free OF charge.
Almost all the old Bowsry dives and their orchestras
have disappeared and In their place has clnss
OF free tainments where concert 10 given the
nrst floor The admission 10 free the pronts being AIDE
from tho sale OF beer There women on tho stage
but hardly any In the audience. and the the
concert license prohibit the female performers mingng
with the spectators is puzzle what has become Of
all the women who formed half OF the peo-
pie in tho concert halls and rho used crowd the
rey sidewalks There few Of them left they
having probably dred to tho Cherry and Water street
nei2hborhood The Bowery sidewalk population At
night is now almost entirely composed of men. ana
the women found at concert halls on the Bowery form
part of family parties at the respectable places where
unattended women not permitted to enter Il 10
sad od.tmer native TO the locality who returns
the Bowery after absence Of years to note the
way In which Its morality has improved and Its pie
turesQue variety in human nature has lessensd.