The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-11


from exposure to the night air to which
they had been subjected since they were
driven from their old-time haunts, that
l wondered how any man, no matter
how verdant or drunk, could find sttrac-
ton in them. But for all that, there
was plentiful Hprinkling of suckers IN
the room, and while dreary singing and
dancing held the stage, the women
talked to their victims at the round,
sloppy tables, the loaiers watched them
with cat-like, furtive eyes from remote
corners of the room, and the waiter bur-
ried to and fro filing the air with cries
of "Who wants de waiter, gents :" or
"Git ashamed, somebody. and order a
drink"
AS for the suckers themselves. they
appeared either to be gray whiakered
strangers or foolish young clerks who
were rapidly getting away with their
slender salaries. Each one of them
Rugged the fond illusion that he WAS
having tremendously good time and
seeing the elephant in its native state.
Something in that atmosphere Of flat
beer and Htaler smoke reminded me OF
another member of the Lewis family at
his Connecticut home. This one l
found, not in dive or saloon, but in q
study lined with books and lighted with
huge lamp that shed its rays on
table covered with religious works, for
the brother of the New York sport is
country parEon and breaches every Sun
day to congregation that has thorough
faith in him. His delight was great
when l told him that was friend OF
Warren, and his strongly lined face lit
up IS he grasped me by the hand and
said:
"Well, we've all of us got a little
sporting blood in US yet, though must
say can't 60 as far as my brothers do.
But got my blood up last Sunday when
tough came into the church and at
tempted to criticise my sermon. told
him two or three times to keep quiet
and finally came down from the pulpit
and went for him. He knew | meant
business and he ran out of the front door
with me after him, just as was, with
my black gown on. and chased him down
to the dock and into the river. Then l
came back and went on with the serv-
ice."
Warren always says enthusiastically
of this brother: "Bs's good boy, just
as good as they make 'em; but the
family ali feel badly because he goes in
for this temperance business, and that's
sure to get him in trouble sooner or
later"
ANARCHISTS THE ENEMIES OF WORKING
PEOPLE.
An impression has being gaining
ground lately that great many OF the
notable rich men of the town do not en-
terrain largely this winter, because they
fear that by 80 doing they will make
themselves the target for the anar-
chiEts and bomb-throwers who are al
ways denouncing the rich men who have
the audacity to live well while the poor
are starving. If this be true, these
anarchists are showing their true colors
as the worst enemies honest and repu-
table working people can have. II they
have succeeded in intimidsting the
wealthy classes by their threats and
mntteyings, they have kept many thou
sands of dollars out OF the hands OF the
classes that really deserve it. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, who pays but scant atten-
ton to the buJlies and blusterers of this
class, is just completing his magnih-
cent new house, or rather the enormous
extension OF his old one, which will be,
when finished, one of the most striking
/ private residences in the city. 1t is not
unlikely that it's owner had the condi-
ton OF the working people in view
when he entered upon the work
Of tearing down and rebuilding dur
ing the hard times, for he is a man who
does more in charity than people know
Of One of the most imposing features
OF the new Vanderbilt mansion 10 the
enormous ball room on the ground floor,
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superb ENTERTAINMENT, which will be
the forerunner Of others in other splen-
did houses. 1t is not easy to calculate
the amount of money which will be
spent on such an affair. To begin with,
the house will be superbly decorated
with flowers, the number OF guests will
probably exceed 1900, and not one oil
those but will spend something for per-
sonal adornment on that occasion. The
professional society man, who is as poor
as crow end yet gets invitations every
where because he can dance, will have
to make some outlay, and the wealthy
and fashionable women with whom he
dances will spend deai in new clothes.
Then there will be, besides the private
carriages of the SWEETEST families in the
city, three or four hundred livery turn
outs, and as each one OF theae will be
hired as much for bluff as anything, il
will be necessary for the livery stable
keeper to do his best, which means
bit OF repairing here, new hat there,
or perhaps the work of painting mans
crest and coat of arms on the panel of 9
brougham that he is going to use that
evening. The feeding of such an i'm
mense assemblage of fastidious and
luxurious people enlists the services Of
large corps OF professional cooks anC
their assistants and dozen of highly
trained walters, for no private estab
liehment, not even that OF Vanderbilt
is equal to the demand which such al
extraordinary function must necessarily
make. AS to the cost of the supper, il
ia enough to think of the awful prices
that are charged for such dishes as ter
rapin, canvasback ducks and pateH de-
fois gras, and to remember that the
champagne will be served in cut-glasI
pitchers to guests who will drink little
else. 1t would take at least two bands
to furnish the music, and if Mr.. Van
derbilt determines to secure the services
of one or more of the high priced
singers from the Metropolitan opers
house, there will be still further
drain on his pocketbook. But those
dollars will be boarded and carried Of
to Italy, so they cut no figure here
Last of all there will be disbursement
which, although trifing, has peculiar
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