The sun., 1894-04-08
NEW STYLE BoHEMIANS.
1HE WlYs or gHE WITS HAVE
CHlNakD Nv TWENTT-FIIE TEARS.

fsreut ffo- Ps-Ts Cellar asa ths eesiusss
who Ones Msas II Fa-ou-.
In side street of Bro.dway the other nleht
the largest body Of Bohemians among the
writer's and artists Of the city gave . peculiar
entertainments The hall was the dining room
Of their club. The walls we're decorated with
large and striking pictures by the members.
and the floor was covered with rented camp
stools on which sat the members and their
friends. Some Of the young Reniuses gave
piano recitals and then. on q stage put up at
one end Of the hall. q well-knovn artist per-
formed the trick Of appearing to paint an oil
painting In q minute and half The canvas.
perfectly white. was on an easel before him.
He had pots and brushes In great numbers By
his right hand one OF the abbots OF the clois-
ter stood BY watch In hand. The artist paint
ed few furious strokes. Ten seconds"
said the Abbot and there's the house
painted. shaded. and done to turn" The
artist returned to his work daubed at the
painting. and again stood back TO let the
crowd zee what he had done. Eighteen Sec
onds and there's the man In the foreground.
Aahing," said the abbot In less than sixty
seconds the artist had finished q wretched oil
painting that looked like an omelette. In
truth. It was . painting bought In Vesey street
for dollar. II had been coated with whiting
TIL II looked like virgin canvas. All that the
artist had to do was to wipe OF the whiting
with sponge that he kept concealed in his
left hand
After that member sung ballad that made
fun Of the leading Bohemians Of the set
Aud when hi, daily work is through
He walks on Myrtle avenue.
was what was sung Of the only Brooklyn man
In the club. Others were told Of their heroic
work as nurses at home. Of their dangers from
RI nd nf whatavar alaa xv0uld m ala I'm
At last q well-known humorist read q sketch
Of a phase OF city life. 1t was deloately writ
ten. but showed an intimate knowledge of
phases Of life that are little understood.
1t was interesting to recollect that the Boz
hemians Of twenty-h i've years ago used to meet
less than half q mile from that club house in
Plaffs beer cellar on Broadway. Their tables
we're we'll forward beneath the glazed porch OF
q store building. Their long church-warden
pipes hung upon the wall beside the sketches
done on paper that also ornamented their cor
ner. Beer they loved at all times and absinthe
once In o while. because It gave . Parisisn
tone to their habits They also were
poets Sst. %Sn
fas%st'f SriShssss fellows town aoMD s So%e wsns sas
sober, practical fellows. who aftsrward
are still active and prosperous. So are q great
many who we're too young to belong TO the
set up the beer. and listen to the wit and
poetry Of their elders. But the majority DID
ns s.n S do m did
harm a man in those days to be seen drunk in
e Filth avenue avenue club house Gus There wet, long
and there we're others who were not clesnly.
or conscientious in paying their way. These
sSs crSs Il ts.q ssnla. s %ss
The newest Bohemian resort Is the Cioistsr
es%en o the has Changed IN
Of . century The change has been right about
face. The new style Bohemians are ALI hard
are as regular and methodicai as so many
Yankee c!ocks Instead OF having gray
tIon won't come they work every day, Of siI
days in each week. The consequence is that
the cloistsr S wRe ssrn bstsSsS sSo1o and
$4,000 year. Many own their homes, and
are I sls Or paSss
= They arc nct any STsinier looking than the
taste. They Keep sober. cut tSsir hair, and
s4y Written s and S' Enacted By the BohsSisns who
founded the club: insist m pDon both these
the, SO sf M i sh hs ss
0Ps . snSs seSs. ast Tho o9:9s Ss
would scarcely believe that such men as these
could PE9dSSee the same jo'ous, and an ingen,
Town lOha the days q Piss eeiiar But thsS
.un are aRa Just s shs same @ Old The
1Sptcai sonEs are rust ss eI1sss and S Are sung
brilliantly with their debts paid and
IKE 70 drSp ~, i'm, in and d.. furnish ms Their
repartee. the Wit. and clever debate now on in
the old way. not bit weakened because the
careful OF their appearances. And 90 great 10
the pride OF the members in having everything
ton taEes the place Of the old cartoons on
brown paper that made All old bohemian
Der" Of the cioistsr have fitted up the am oEins
yellow SO that e I: one q ,he P5sttisst slSb
sHis as a:l% sS
S,a Sss habits essassss fss sSasrh rI% ss:
would be that they would not do careful and
this eioistsr work Ike beavers Tor the mere
delight Of ENJOYING pretty surroundings
Their tssss hs z. tsst q ss:
splendid collection Of pictures. and when q
,sn Wanted % to buy the % paintings, @ they SAID: RI
you want to bay them. they will cost you thou
to yos Gt for 1ohse ' Il YOU s ike sssm 'nsm
The old Bohsmians OF the last era tell OF the
eslss ss s'f % rs%s%
bered OF her that she used to dance op the
table her feet twinkling among the beer stems
and the bottles The new style Bohemians
have started out to interest and entertain the
women Of wider Glass. They make their
wives and sisters welcome at the club between
until midnight on Saturdays. They hang up
no pictures that will offend those women. and
any one can hnd fault with. That 10 not pe-
pSoduet % t Of II the times The Bo5smians .ef
Washington have the same rule at their grid
iron dinnerG
But the marked difference between the old |
crowd and the new is best indicated BY the |
fact that the youngsters OF to-day can afford to
rent permanent quarters And ilt them up pret- |
tlly Instead OF IN Getting In a beer saloon Many |
nf the same fellows were concerned In the |
CLUB three years ago. but they |
made the mistake OF hiring too expensive and |
big house and OF taking In members too pro- |
miseuously. They learned what some OF the |
richest men In this city are finding out lust |
POW; that you cannot start club full grown. |
To succeed II must feel its way modestly. The |
new style BohemiAns are so convinced OF the |
ruth OF this that they bur nothing until they |
ran pay for II, and not then unless they have Q |
round sum left In the treasury AftsrwArd |