Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-07

.sC0lumbus. Memorial" building, Sa
to be the most elegantly finished offit
building in Chicago. The Marsha
Field retail store, northeast corner
Washington and State, which, wit
9-story addition (opened since v
were there), extends east to Wabas
avenue. Looking north on State, So
Masonic Temple, of which more here
after.
Continuing east one block from State
we boarded State Street Cable o
| Wabash, going north; rode around th
loop, and were again headed south o
State Street. Within the. territor
| bounded by our route, views were OF
tanned Of the Inter Ocean and Iribu,a
buildings, located respectively north
invest and southeast corners of Dearbor
and Madison Streets.
/ On our way home we saw the Paine
House, z stories, southeast corner G
Munroe and State, and ..The Fair,
retail, similar to Siegel, Cooper & Co. =
northwest corner Adams and State an,
extending through to Dearborn.
Dearborn is the Wall Street o
Chicago. LaSalle is an Insurance ant
business center, and many large bank
occupy all corners between LaSalle ant
Randolph, with few exceptions. Th,
wholesale section in dry goods, cloth
ing. ETC.. is located west of LaSalle tt
the river and between Van Buren, ant
Lake Streets section we didn'
travel.
Insurance, banking Offices, sto Il
brokerage and retail, are in the section
from LaSalle east, to Wabash and Lake
Streets, south to Van Buren,.
Michigan avenue and Lake Front,
from jackson south to Congress is oc.
cupied almost entirely with high class
hotels. The Auditorium hotel and
theatre, is located on north side ot
Congress Street from Wabash avenue
to Michigan avenue.
The hotels of Chicago are beyond
compare in all their appointments.
The Sherman, the Leland, the Palmer,
the Auditorium and the Grand Pacific
stand out in our memory as being
princely in their furnishings and finish.
Onyx and marble are employed in
their construction, and their cost must
have run into the millions. Every
thing conducive to comfort and luxury
is employed with lavish hand. No
wonder that SO many men of means
seek ease and convenience within their
walls. Home has a magic sound to the
Anglo-Saxon, but it also has its re-
sponsibilities and its government is
sometimes annoying; SO, many, who
can, forego its pleasures to avoid its
responsibilities.
Having viewed the noted places, and
the evening drawing near, sundry inner
Indications gave warning that the
hour of refresEment had come. Our
friend and guide led us to resort
famous for it's cuisine and where cost
keeps pace with excellence. We de- |
scended into the dining room, gave our
orders, and in due time dined as only |
le can who enjoys the favored conjunc-
ion of good appetite. clear conscience
md A ] cookery. After dinnera good
,igar bridged the space between that
Ind the hour when the curtain raised |
it the Grand Opera House, where Sol
smith Russell gave delight to crowded
louses night after night. This even
ng he sported in s.April Weather. u
The play was rather 4'tacky,n to our
otion, but there was nothing of that
ort about the leading actor. He
makes the play all that it is, and after
e drops it, nevermore will it find
lace on the boards.
We were not particularly struck on |
ne music-it lacked "iillin',n so to
peak, and the orchestra ever failed to
each the climax it sought, leaving
ne music-hungered soul to weep in
for the result unat-
lined. II
When the Curtain went down on thei i
,cond act, we adjourned to the saloon It
1joining to quench our thirst in alt
lerry cobbler. Can open confess
on,' etc.) They know how to build /
sherry cobbler in Chicagoi After t
Ie various fluids in due proportion 6
ave filed the glass, a piece OF lemon, Q
ito of pineapple. q cherry or two, n
Id sprig of mint, gracefully crown b
e work. We drank and were re-
eshed, and returned to see the play q
lt-enamored of the Windy City, and q
ted to enjoy with added zest the g
imic scenes in pageant passing! u
The big clocks of the city tolled the Z
,ur of eleven as we passed outward
rough the wide-open portals OF the E
eatre, and the time for return to our Q
tel was upon us. We therefore took q
seat in one Of the Sta1 street cars. p
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