The evening world., 1892-01-07
OUTSIDE OF 1.-THE EXCISE"

In situation this low resort differs some
what from other dives. II Is double-dccker
that Is, 1t has an upstairs annex. II is
reached from the street through u barroom
and by a side door The assignation-roOm is
separated from the barroom by glass parti-
tion. which also shields It from prying eyes
on the street: not that any attempt Is made
to hide the shameless dolngs within. The
object is to attract people inside and induce
them to spend their money.
As soon as IL visitor enters, and almost be-
fore he is seated, a walter In shirt sleeves
strides up to him and asks: " Well, old man."
or, as the case may be or as fancy may die
tate, young fellow, what's 1t going to be ?"
"Draw one," the W alter shouts with all his
might to the barkeepcr. And similar cries,
mingling with the banging OF the piano, the
twanging OF a banjo, the rlDald songs, and
the loud talk and laughter OF the people at
the tables make OF the place a bedlam.
Davis, the manager, sits behind the
cashiers desk anu is kept busy making
change for half dozen walters sun, he
has time to look up now and then To greet
some dissolute woman Just arrived.
MALES WHO BLEACH THEIR HAIR.
| The attractions" at the Excise Exchange
| are not the women, but the class OF men who
| frequent It. They initiate the dress and
manners Of women-paint their faces and eye
brows, bleach their hair, wear bracelets and
| address each other by female names
| Every table and chair was occupied last
night. Downstairs visitors were entertained
by music on the plano and banjo and by
coarse songs, while upstairs there was not
even standing room obtainaDle TO witness
the disgusting scenes taking place there
The upper and lower floors are connected
by private stairway leading from the bar
room, and this was constantly crowded with
men eagerly waiting to get upstairs.
| The tioUr Is covered with a fine velvet car
pet and the walls are richly decorated The
popular drink In this part OF the house Is
champagne, while downstairs, where beer is
the common drink, the moor Is bare and very
dirty, and obscene pictures instead Of costly
decorations cover the wall.
DUPLICATE OF THE SLIDE"
| while business Is always rushing at the
Excise Exchange, at present it, volume has
been increased ON account OF the closing OF
Mr. Frank stevensons Slide"
The performances which made "The
! Slide" one OF the most notorious OF the iul-
moral denS In the city are duplicated here
The place Is frequented by the same painted
abandoned men and women. the surroundings
are the same and the conversation quite as
| low anu vulgar.
The proprictors know that they are running
"A dive IN every respect as bad as steNrn>on'a
and they suspected that TmE EvESISG
WoKI p's EXPOSE OF the outlaws uf New lUrt
Ollld not be complete without ali account u
the uoingS IN their den.
so, for the sake Of appearances, they closed
early last night, or, rather, at ! O'Clock thi'
morning.
FvES THIS DIVE MAY BE CLOSED TONIGHT.
business IN the Excise Exchange does moi
begin usually until midnight, and this early
closing movement means big dinerenc,
ia profits To the proprietors, but sucl
action was expected by the habitucs. whit
had read OF THR EVENING WokLDs deter
mination To rid New York Of ITS outlaws.
II was confidently predicted that the div,
woula MOI De opened az all tonight.