The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-09
NO ONE IN Town.
Mrs. Max shops In Comfort and the Msio,
Seehs Arttstie Elects.

Seeks Artistie Elects.
do you know. Major" said Mrs. Max. that
I've Just been thinking, and this is the first
timo Two ever been in town In August in my
life and It seems as strange as II we were in
aome foreign city. Why do you put two shoes
OF cucumber rlnd In that clnret cup the recipe
says only ono."
This is n quart cup" answered the Major.
seriously. The recipe Is evidently intended
for the nursery"
There IL actually no one In town." contin-
ued Mrs. Max, but I'm not half sorry came
down with you. for it's lovely shopping"
"Then the shop clerks are In town p asked
the Major. tasting the cup and flndER II good.
"Why, OF course; whore should they he?
walked oil the way down the avenue this
morning to Broadway. went into a dozen
shops and really did not see q soul / knew
Really the town is empty. It's quito Jolly, and
when we 20 back I'm going to suggest to Mrs.
Jack Daring that we give a town party"
80 that your friends can share the novel
experience OF seeing how curious the town
looks when it's empty?"
"Why, yes. Something like that you know.
Besides. 1t seems as II 1t would be rather kind
OF the dear old town to bring fifty or hun
dred people here. where it's SO empty"
The Major drank some cup, lit cigar. took
III IL
for some time over his glasses. and then said
My dear. upon mature reflection l do not
think your town party scheme can reasonably
DO placed within the category OF New York
lfe's necessities. II your chief object in view Is
to overcome any tendencies you think you OBJ
sorve toward total depopulation."
Now. Major. when you talk like that you
have either seen somebody or something. o
what In ever. I'm sure"
You have made q very clever guess. Mrs.
Max. as usual I've seen somebody. Whom
I'd finished at the lawyers. there being. 8
you Justly observed nobody in town. l had
not the heart to go to the club. so went first
"Msior,' Interrupted Mrs. Max. II did not
know you had been out OF tho city to-day"
is there such place in town-Cherry Hill
Max remarked. not very much Interested.
had all the lights put out except the MAJORS
Ieaa ON hs %q the u
Possibly this was to make the MAJOR m ore com.
bm Tor hs sSS he it.
The Major waited until the silent servant had
left the room. and then smiling little under
trict. then ali about the Five Points ="
po %Bnti, Major no one goes there Five
VERY few to be sure but then G1 'hit
roadway, along Mulberry lend,
What very pretty names they have J"
Yes. the names are pretty-so crowded there
that it was like tho avenue sidewalks on u pa
rade day. They were not all in the streets. al
Those who could not get out Of the houses. too
old or too weak to go out into the crowd; were
in the ls 9s lying t Ga
especially The women are all bareheaded
many OF them baretooted. and both men and
their dress. Their occupations are not so pic
tures1ue They seem to be chiefly engaged in
SsyPf reaI and very sts
How DREADFUL" INTERRUPTED Mrs. Max.
Why don't they buy their vegetables before
Madam. do not endeavor to entrap me into
a discussion which points towtrd rolitico-
on in Vienna screening for, artistic effects. /
did: confess. pursue one inquiry. asked
SH %sSs Of ts sGps h snd
he assured me that there vas no p more en wos
to he n observing person. The children were
quite picturesque there. more SO than east OF
Children each wore but one garment ~
My merely masculine understanding can
not enlighten you on that point. Its proper
Shaped .I Generally. like -four SACK. disersis
aSd san e oder SRs Sys Une;
ten years, / should say. while all bare headed
and footed. were generally possessed OF more
each wore some bright bit of color On
mGf hsy used and p n aFs
New YORK when our artists learn. if they ever
will. that they need not go to Europe for their
and q mulatto girl were blowing soap Inp p6,:
negro. q hali-white Chinese. each using
those bubbles dancing in the air as long, as
possible They were graceful in their jumping
about kneeling. lying down, even; 10 keep
successful, efforts were applauded by lot OF
men and children. Ital ian. negro. and Chinese.
ap fns the
children who broke any Of the bubbles. but
that need not go into the canvas"
The Major rellled his glass. thereby AWAKEN
ing Mrs Max from q graceful slumD Der. and
then continued:
From there crossed the Bowery. and went
There was not SO successful in my search for
artistic effects The children there would as
tound YOU my dear, by their n n, t;o They
salmon eggs over caviar SANDWICH. There.
too. the streets were so crowded that passage
6a h ii Yolk
two hundred thousand Jews. After my walk
there to-day am prepared to credit the state.
ment, and to believe that none OF Thorn are out
OF town for the summer
There. also. a woman with any covering for
her head would be as conspicuous as an UNI
Human beings there are so prevalent they
impress an outsider as being needless. They
swarm The mass Is 50 dense its motion SO
appearance OF something not human: OF some
thing ere you awake, my dear?'
said TaIkine about bonnets We're YOU %' no aG
Yes, l WAS remarking how rarely one sees