New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-20
THE NEV CIVIL RIGHTS ELL.
MORE CoIORED PERSONS GO TO flhS ''H''
HOTELS AND BARBER SHOPS

MORE COIORED PERSONS GO TO fi'Si-
HOTELS AND BARBER SHOPS
,o ora anxious TO put into practical
oo,,o, tho recently enacted Civil Rights law
wcre not idle yesterday AT several up'o"" "a"
drinks were ordered and were paid ior AT fehu'''
prices and disposed of in the well-estaD'she'' o'"o
dox way The fashionable barber shops were "''
troubled much but at one place negro "aihei 49,
cat in n vacant chair and asked to nave MS nun
combed The men looked upon II as good JOKE III
erst and then each man arose In his tonsoria' us
nifty and refused to perform the operation III
foreman of the place finally consen'eu u "uoo''','
date the man. although he started by 'ei'''s ''''
customer that his experience with that Kihh u nan
w.s ca limited that he feared he would make
,o.s NJ n When the barber was asked what ne
would do II a negro asked to be shaved ne chanseu
tho subiect and spoke about the enect OF warn"
weather on the growth Of the beard 1890
Al one Of the large hotels the manager SAID; -"
are ready TO accommodate respectable negroes anu
they know It: and that Is why they do not come
here Their case Is like that OF the child ana inc
toy" he added 1T cried till 1t had H. ana 'heh
tho TOW was thrown away. When the coored man
knows that he come 10 hotel rs guest nc
has gained his point, but ne VIII not H'ahe "Se VI
his privilege. OF course. do not mean those men
ubo are being put up to this by lawyers. VINO VIII
derive all the benent 1890
The manager OF OF the upper fi'h-aVe'
bo,e,s was heard to say TO group or MS clerks
Yesterday: III they come give them rooms py al
means Charge $40 day ior paror ana pearooin
and demand pay in advance. That's all we VIII
have-paror and bedroom AT $40 day. sec!
The clerks evidently saw" because later IN Tue
sav tho chief clerk when asked what he WOULD 40
~ negroes demanded rooms. said: THE law says
ro,h,ng az 10 how much may charge for rooms
nr uhen we shall collect our bills Possibly alter
tho would be negro guests have heard our 'eIihs'
~ NAV conclude 10 stop elsewhere , -,
'hsy ,a mn incident in connection with tn.
enforcement OF the new law took place al one Ei
nc untown chophouses last night syllsh,l,y
droesaa negro accompanied by an equally wen
dressed negress walked In and asked 10 be serVeu
Tha nerson in charge told them politely but en-
nha,ically that they could not be served. Where-
,inon the man proceeded 70 read me Jaw 10 VI ~,
had walter who stopped him short however' , 10y
teii,no him that there was no objection 10 hl pc
! I'VE don't serve women here; never nn an, an,
never will" And the couple walked away, H.. h
knowing whether they had gained or los, 'ne
George c Boldt. manager OF the waldorf sa az,
,bat ms colored persons had asked for rooms at his
hotel nor had any asked TO be served In tne reS-
taurant During the afternoon a party oi Ir. H.
came TO the cafe and ordered drinks. "h'c" were
pr..rhpo Seportment Of these men said Mr. BoIdt
"uas not such as one would expect or patrons OF
frst-ciass hotel They sat with ther ha's on n
their feet cooked up; and their whoe dehe rbey
Challenged censure. but we said no.hihe . N Z
wara served and they paid for what they hah
| Mr. Boldt did not seem TO hanKer io' ''pe''"o
OF the visit. .. .o,o, sat1. "No
! "A head waiter at an uptown no'ci shii ~
have not vet had pleasure: we VIII serNe A.
u,hen zey come. zey Will not IKE very Hiuc,h mIh,
s,nys 10 eat Eet viii be oright-we have re doctor
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