Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-07-17
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
New York, June Goth, '94.

The man who invented the phrase
''Hotter than H" was a philantrc-
pist. The unfortunate denizens of
New York could not live without
that expression, because the weather
gets just that way so much recently.
down and spread out every where
each day. The air is so thick that
people spread it on bread in place of
butter. 1t is also so warm that cap
italists are storing chunks of it a way
to save for next winter.
Every body who can get away has
gone to some seaside, country or
mountain resort. The balance are
remaining here to daily with the fes-
tive sun-sttoke and seething atmos-
phere. Prostrations are of daily oc-
curence, being only outnumbed,
by the anathemas of those who have
to stay in town.
The people do everything possible
to keep cool", but it is hard work.
1t is common sight to see men car
ring parasols and the street fakirs are
out in force, selling fans on the corr
ners. Soda fountains sputter and
sizzle all day and all the corn starch
in town has been transformed into
ice-cream.
At night the people live out of
doors as much as possible. Roofs all
over town are thickly inhabited; front
steps are loaded with suffering hu-
mainly and the squares and parks arc
besieged by exhausted armies. The
summer girl in low shoes and tissue
paper sleeves looks good deal cooler
than she feels, for even mama Ewes
alleged costume from fig tree would
be oppressive. Everybody's wish is
that he or she were sin swimming
in the Arctic Ocean.
Most of the theaters are closed for
the season, but those which were
constructed for the purpose have
roof garden entertainments which
are well patronized. The great
Madison Square Garden is one of the
best aud most beautiful of these.
The Casino Garden also is popular.
Those who attend the Casino
Theater where ''The Passing Show"
is being enacted, are permitted the
freedom of the whole building and
may 60 from the theater below to the
entertainment on the roof above as
they please. The show on the roof
is of tha regular vaudeville order
consisting mostly of a programme Of
vocal and instrumental music. Seats
and tables are provided on the roof
and the spectators talk, walk about,
drink lemonades, sodas, beer ..s
~' .oke 20 thsif hearts, content
The stage is small affair and the
events are kept going steadily. At
the Casino roof garden splendid
pays cSs"OSh
acts. Its music is really the best
part of the entertainment.
The scene on q roof like that of
the Casino or Madison Square Garden
is very gay and bright. Colored
lights burn everywhere, either gas or
electric incandescents, and the
myriads of women sitting or walking
about with their male companions
make many effects IF color in the
animated picture.
A few evenings ago parade OF
that great aggregation of singers, the
New York State Saengerbund,
brought out the population of Goth
am. The Saengerfest is now going
on nightly at Madison Square Gar
den. These German singing socie-
ties from all over the State, number
thousands of individuals. In the
parade which they held there were
over 10000 men carrying torches
and flags. They were headed by a
brass band and had inuumerable other
bands and fife and drum corps all
through the line. They came from
down in the vicinity of Union
Square, marched up through 4th
Avenue and passed under the Royal
Arch near Madison Square Garden.
The houses on the streets by which
they passed, were brilliantly elumin
ated and from the roofs of many, fire
works were discharged as long al
there was man in sight.
lit was a great spectacle. The col