The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-17
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WASHINGTON. July 1A-Minnsapolis. IS seen
By recent visitors TO tho Republican Conven-
tion. 10 handsome. clean. well-Governed city.
lts people are bospitable. friendly. industri-
Gus. energetic. and enthusiastic; It's climate In
pleasant In summer and bearable in winter:
lis streets are lined with shade trees: II has
an extensive, system Of public parks and
system Of electric railroads greater thnn that
OF any city Of tho United States or Europe by
which the citizens are transported about the
town for Ave cents and into the suburbs to the
Falls OF Minnehaha. At the little foot bridge
that crosscs the creek below the falls woman
soils an original Minnshaha poem for ten
cents. and with each copy goes the assurance.
Il writ 1t on the spot" Across the bridge an
artist site under an umbrella. reproducing the
falls on canvas with paint and brush st tho
rate Of three pictures an hour. He charges So
each for them and does not claim that they
are inspired. but simply that each shows the
falls from different point Of view.
few OF the strange peculiatities OF tho
people were impressed strongly upon the
mind OF every visitor to tho Convention who
went about with his eyes open. The most
striking perhaps. Is the habit. apparently
common to everybody in the city. OF wearing
winter clothes In summer time During the
Convention week the weather. as rule. was
extremely warm. The atmosphere was close
and sultry. and on the days whom the sun
broke through the clouds It was extremely hot
and uncomfortable. The Eastern visitors
went about In neallge costumes and COM
planned about the heat. but tho residents were
attired for December instead OF June. The
men wore ordinary cold weather clothes in tho
Gay time. adding overcoats at night and tho
women seemed averse to going out OF doors
unless wrapped In furs. In the midst OF the
noisy. pushing. perspiring thronRs In tho
West Hotel every evening could be seen Min
nearols men wearing overcoats and high hats.
esooiting women who loaded themselves
and their escorts down with wraps that had
been provided. probably. through fear Of .
drop in the thermometer.
II there is one thing the Minnesota people
boast of. it is their climate. Come out into
the great Northwest" they say. "ani breathe
Gods pure fresh air." but they refuse to
breathe or feel It themselves. for. In addition
to loading themselves down with heavy cloth
ing. they keep the windows OF their houses.
hotels. clubs. and business Offices so tight
that the Air cannot by any possibility force
itself into them. Ono Of the handsomest and
most attractive social clubs In the West 10 at
Minneapolis. Its architecture. furniture. and
decoration are modern and tasteful. but the
surprisrd when an Eastern man says lie must
On zone ONE q the Hottest night. Of Convention
Sosidsd par,y OF sfE ss
eiect iic cars to ride into the suburbs Tor the
purpose OF cool ing on. The reporters had
worked hard during the evening, and although
sliow Tt thsir b!ooi Was Il So,lns poins
they took their seats they encountered two
seat, wearing s"alskin coats. and apparently
anxious to get hone and beyond the ianger
q IL d ths Iss .SpqtsFs ned I
too cold to ride In open cars although they did
not know it;
Minneapo,is. although It sniiss also to those
in u. Paul. Milwaukee,. and in fact all the cities
abs se etye oiwsnrins the hair il az man srn goes
int" barner shop in any Of these cities and
asks to i,ave his hair cut. without giving par
moves every hair close t, IL" unfoltunatc vic
il left in is t,rn,sr length and tier brushed
straight VI like "a turkeys corr. 1t Ia knowa
as the Chica 20 cut and the further on. goes
westward from til. city al rain storms ana d.
.nar .hs 95s REaA' becomes tho
the fiS Sn nT2 y SA' &h n' or sas
yonng men 10 60 West and ,:.nsg rE.wtn, he
Shout tI'' carry viii them tie reinsmsnts, Of
manner and speech which hnd been bred In
thsa y wyS 10 he wsr
alive. whie travelling throughout the West.
which. when he uttered his words Of ndvlce
yourG men Of tue now states arc, as a rule.
honest host tn bic. and Mt least polite. it can
not he said that the natives Of the soil possess
tho clements Of true refinement of manner.
The rest point from which to, study tn,
characteristics Of re"rls is froHa the rear seat
Of street car aud it was on one, Of Tom
so %SIfys sras s of Nor S sw
inhnnerisms. Tho gar was booming along
UnS snoay sarS tA f ~ rhk Xs9 T@
! eer and listening to the music, OF q uontn.
Land wagon. ", en- it was haiIed by very
c con- %om wch Way Ws sy@ EaI Scns m
VII" sat at the outer end 81 tho row vi h his
loGs stretched n"ross the opening and his feet
! AZ the woman ,.tt"nI ted to boa.d the car The
ana said: .,oh! n, you don't, This car is too
trentedt to tho roadway and tho car rushed
ahead again. Tho reroriSr leaned over ma
said 10 the young man: That was Z rennrka,
no w thnu any young man I have over saen: .
, "Oh you have to have merry" 10 live out In
this country.'m,t the product Of Minneapolis said.
a few moments ,e'tcrwarda man. sitting at
! tina end Of one o! the benches stopped the car
| the front end and started toward the vacant
seat. As SHE did 80 biz. road shonllei"d
man. wearing tho iadge Of n deeSat eat large:
| saw the coveted place and started toward 1t
woman got there iusi n Lrnd Of the man; The
defeated delegnte ianShea ana WheS
| h4 reached tho conductor the latter; who had
: witnessed the foot race. remarkei. 10 voice
/ audible to all the occn pants Of the car. Wei
ny friend. she was too Zip for You. wasn't
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