The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-29

Fat Them. too, snd sesso. Their
Classic Reps~s with Gay Chatter.

They Fat Them. too. snd Season Their
Classic Reps.s with Gay Chatter.
The girls who work down town like the
famous and tuneful Maggie Murphy are ad-
dicted to beans
II you want tn prove the assertion. you have
only to no M stairs Ia Dennrtt's Park row
restaurant between the hours OF IL and = z.
NJ. In that brief space OF time you will Wit
ness a scene OF fearful havoc. The chief actors
are three or four hundred girls. more or less
pretty and stylish. and the subject OF their
rnvages il. as said. principally beans.
Margaret Sangster IL quoted rs saying that
she cannot edit the Bdzar on tea and toast"
Now. 1t may not require as much gray brain
matter to be q typewriter as to be an editor.
but any number OF pretty girls will assure you
that Its wearing" These girls. who take
their lunches under the shadow Of Dement'S
scriptural notices are. fog the most Part. type
writerA They don't seem to mind the mot
toes much. although one Of the most stylish
girls eyed a text reiectively the other dav.
then shook her head. aud quoted the famous
remark:
There Is q satisfaction In being well
dressed. which even the consultations OF re-
liEion cannot giveT"
Butthisg girl who had both framedtexts on the
wall and fine raiment on herself was not salts
fed even then. for she hesitated not a moment
- NV - Aha hAb bothV Va =
waitress came for her order.
Deans" she said. promptly. "Beans and
coffee"
New York beans ?" inquired the silhouette
as she studied her customers n
Yes" said the latter. and added. scornfully.
do I look like a Boston grip
The reporter. who had contemplated having
a ham omelet. meekly. followed tho example
beans were brought. asked y few questions OF
ID" most OF the girls take beans ?" was the
Yes" with an air Of pensive reflection,
And what else ia they seem to fancy"
Pretty nearly all OF EN- drinks coffee" she
ifed rssolar EiIel tower Of coffee CUPS on an
aud pi&Ies." she pursued, as she shook up
Charlotte russo seems to tie q f~avorite. too"
oh. Jesi And pie!' said the little waitress.
oh. there's a terrible lot Of 'em eats pie!"
was tina solemn response.
You don't say 80! And what do their
Fifteen - twenty cents" said the silhou-
it was i3:sS and ihs tables sH were repP IilIed to a
seat Most NJ the girls came in couples. al.
though others had evidently made appoint
tered like the guests at an afternoon tea. and
spiced their beans with gossip and condolences.
the tables ncros. the room wer-. occupied "
men. the girls sent scarcely a. glance in that
seven girls. who were evidently friends. The
eighth seat was unoccupied. and the girls cred
Thes sa' %ess e wds : v .Rf sn for eA s"@s s'o ons:
Finally. a tall. G"od-lookinR young woman
came UT the stairs and stopped to scan the
In q second, a couple Of the Girls were wav-
ing their napkins to her. and as she came un.
they pulled out the vacant chair trium phAntly.
Where have you 6een' What made you SO
late. they ~ asket nt once.
on me; but"ssan.' please pf" so"i she .s sad 1ES over '4 h.s
shoulder AS the waitress came along. 3d..
ycu." she, inagired.. as she. pulled an; Cd iP hsr
gloves Well. I'm absent; minded. too. and
r ruile q out Sas from sS% Snarr q horse t% Or a a ws.sn De sns
every policeman between Wall street and the
s s.,d ;sIl has ysn s"y %s,i my ONE sit g, I sSss tines IL Than |
%iten that really was very grateful. to him.
lived. and one day took him some fruit. His
: cup O. tay' with hsE. | declined:
did did tase saS,''1 Well naa this snn noon 70 %h "1T 1 i. nst the
it TSS 9 d, B be I ISu,i 4 MsS; & Girls iris 81, The sis...
meant. but when she Offered the tea again /
me- sr nndss sSs nd' all sSSu af t. be afraid OF
!as' T siia %0 sss than ssid. a' :YS sad n ! saiS 'a mind
me: shnre. an, you wouldn't object to tskin'
Vow. what DO you think q that. girls p
she said with q ,?ek OF despair, ..
the otner end Of the saSls. mat 'a'a q eria'
nea5;sighted girl devoted herself to the beans
her spoon. Is whether the law allows q Do
,tsema1 ah TO . h1ia On t" your arm all the way
:" And what | want to know" said one Of tho
OF a car conductor to lab you in the back when.
ever You get on: and take hold OF your elbow
"""eWSeeinie."' ssid a q very Sr; blonde girl. -,hs thing
keep taking people on the hack platform and
s stsp ap 1nH iren lnI ,,iss ses et Mr. e B. ssid t Sp f o, 1ns;
day that he was going home once. and he kept
sHus@zsd ~ ~ AGAINST sah s tie front I'd Door o1s So . lie s rs
couldn't. breathe. The next time the ear
on sne hack as s''p pIs.iS Sqs ' asd !fe o. a"Gs sgs s, got
ping up again. He said that by the time lie
got home ne was ON the front platform for the
oh; pshaw! that man Just hiIs you up with
Ridiculous stories, and you believe every word
"IIt take a piece of hot mincs pie" she said
to tho waitress in a pause OF her attack on tho
DO you know what Mr.. B says minee Die
is.:I asked the blonde. by no means abashsd.
We'll. he saws it's dyspepsia above and dys-
"Humph - said the near-siehted girl He
evidently doesn't like il. Well. l didn't think
other kind"
Most OF the girls croaned over the pun. but
the blonde sail severely:
Il don't think you have any right to say that
about Mt. b. He says he likes to have me
come here becau srt the texts are 90 elevating."
Yes" said the nesr-sighted girl In q cynical
tone, - | always feel like adding one"
What that a.
Give US this Jay our daily bread" with
the emphasis on the give
AZ thi- moment the reporter received q
whitening glance from the head waitress who
WAS wandering around hunting for seats It
had the trsir+! effect. hut. ms a paie and
wintry lookin. girl slipped into the chair. the
Beans" said the new girl. and coffee"
CHEEKY Mr.. Biiitops.