The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-17

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A UNIQUE RESTAURANT.
Inexpensive Meals mr. Young Women In tho
| Down.town Once Rui,ai.as.
From narrow entrance OH Greenwich street
| well-worn stairs lead to q room where MIA.
Smith gives hot meal for twenty cents No
outer sign above or below indicates anything
| to minister to inner comfort Lut tho odof OF
cabbage is apparent at times In n manner too
strong to be really rrcpossessing. Tho room
occupies the whole floor OF what evidently had
been largo loft. Half OF tho front OF tho room
is divided of by a light partition thathai
the ceiling by several feet The other half.
carpeted with Brussels carpet. has on easy
! chair, several rockers and other chairs. Tho
| back part Of tho room Is separated by IN Hpol-
| o1y for a partition that does not pretend to
| hide from view the high priestess OF the es-
| tablishment. Mrs. Smith. who is busy gener-
| ally preparing vegetables. cooking. OF talking
to some OF her girls" at four tables In the
centre Of the room and another table that
encroaches on the sacred precinct Of the
kitchen In the demand for more room.
"You must Just help yourselves here" a
rosy-cheeked young woman remarked to q
myself. and ret my hot plate and help myself
to the meat and vegetables like best"
She called little girl. however. to wait at
the table. and from the choice OF steak and
corned beef the latter was chosen. All helped
themselves liberally to some apple sauce. and
meay white potatoes that contrasted very
favorably with the same vegetables that arc
served In more pretentious restaurants
"IwonderK could have SOM hot cabbage"
"Oh yos." the young woman replied. I'm
get It myself"
q straining DISH the odor Of which was not 80
dsagreeablo after all. OF course almost every
body had q piece Of Mrs. Smiths genuine
homemade mince pie with a CUP Of tea,or'
coffee. On the tables was an unusual collec-
ton OF napkin rings. A pretty straw ring. a
wooden one. and another wore considerably
the worse for wear.
We bring our own rings. and then we arc
sure to have the same napkins every time"
~, Well yon might not Il YOU didn't know
our rings and put the napkins away in the
drawer. and no one touches them You don't
mind using your own napkin more than
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Gus" is the owner Of the pretty straw ring
so MOUTH " that as, eo sed
over nearly perfect teeth.
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not @ ia se To- sse aesrass
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aF smith senan sS5nss mind Yau ss
pay 1t when you come again"
equal to tho occasion. In a few minutes
PLATES H:o bniyss snd foEks had bsen sid
fits Gar an pes ssS woman
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the family live there SIX Years. ago yoa ans
whH fItaa'Ga in e y Sse leo hs
Mrs. Smith to give her q hot luncheon at noon.
Soon ths meths, e snSther
her delicate daughter cup Of hot tea ct noon:
Others coaxed one after, another. One girl
EhH snns d S friend
- :Poes She have pickles !" Was the query.
well I'll come"
Within q year forty girls went to Mrs. Smiths
the ewner Of the building refused pleasantly
Rut s%E to have forty sisls use If esyatof
that she might have 2 few girls. but Serving
f"st& Ess s oIss the ts point
Keep them ali" men Blu Sa'u desperately: LII
Now u9rters were rented in Cedar street. and
ss saoss su5aR TIRE sshty ono
go and 1s smith If ooHsw d
for all. The girls almost without exception
xs Knew sssssMsh iRss oReSAt&Sr rs. Smith
said: she is tho best woman I ever knew
Gree She t h eFe she er n ewa
r, snbstan 1T. dinner and there is little
%hS% toe to m SrPs IN mr ners Smith,
give vel, ner the very bost you have for sho hires
enough to cat to Keep body and soul i together her.
she ms y Just $40 week and must support
II one, Of Mrs, Smiths girls. DO chilled by n
long ride on winters day. she runs down to
Mrs Smith. and after getting a warm potion
o.; II in the summer she taxes a, vscati on Of an
ai5edn th and Goney Island she sends
~ day. she s d "Ss stu snnoy e
ari the iw le Ssv aits, breath q salt as
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how to prepare. and the girls reyel in turkey,
t Plum pudding fruit vines and other good
Smith explained. but / want them To have
cycryl hing that belongs to such dinner" Tho
girls thoroughly enjoy tho dinner. and show
their appreciation In a substantial manner.
Last Christmas It took the form OF a Roman
gold pin with diamond In the centre. Mrs.
SMITHS assistants, OF whom there are 1--WE or
Mrs. Smith is a philanthropist In her way,
her assistants are we'll paid. and after the
food that remains One OF the women, h
widow with five children. gets almost enough 4
provisions for her family. 0 !
great many lunch rooms have been started |
In New York within q few years to provide In.
and girls who have entered the field Of busi.
Some o. them have been closed some
a few are successful to certain DEGREE The |
worm at the root seems to pc charity. When a |
iSat pGpm r. opens,,d. and It 70 understood
f to rartake, Of hot and heaith-
ABUNDANCE, Of sympathy and su m an
dance d OF c;lsvatng Influences thrown In. the |
average girl generally goes somewhere else |
ana has plD OF coffee md n bip nj ~