New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-08
ST LOUIS AND ITS PECULIARITIEG
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Every city has its surface peculiarities which
strike the casual with force than the
underlying distinctive characteristics which 1t might
require year of residence to discover. The city OF
ST Louis must have number OF these. II the word
OF a recently returned New-York wanderer may DO
taken for truth.
THE first thing that strikes a visitor TO St
Louis" said the laxative traveller. "s. OF course.
the hotels. The popularity about ST. Louis hote.s
is that they are remarkably good They are per-
haps the best hotels. run on what Is known as tho
American plan OF any in the country. The St
Louis hotel IL particularly dyllic just at present for
the reason that the two leading hotels, the New
Planters and the New Southern are striving their
level best 10 the hrst-class custom. which,
while more than enough for one. is not quite enough
for two. The New Planters, wnich has recently
been opened. is a more or less successful imitation
OF the Waldorf in its fittings. The New Southern is
spending a large amount Of money in rehtting. in
the effort to stay In the race. Its magnificent
rotunda is to be finished in onyx ard no guest is
allowed to depart in unpleasant mood II the
careful courtesy OF corps of polished and expert
hotel clerks can prevent it. Having tailor take
care of a man's clothes free during his stay at the
hotel is a specimen OF the novelties introduced by
the sharp competition OF this hotel
The second thing that strikes the ST. Louis
visitor especially II he Is somewhat OF a pro-
hibitionist. is the Missouri River water Missouri
River water. which is supplied TO the city by the
waterworks is. like snged cat. much better than
II looks. In appearance 1t resembles the yellow
fluid that makes up the prairie mudpudile. but II
one closes his eyes the is entirely satisfactory
and the is in fact pure. with the exception OF
the earthly sediment which gives II It's color. The
water is pumped from the VI ssouri River a number
OF miles north OF the city. and two towering stand
pipes perched the highest parts OF the hills in the
north OF St. Louis give the necessary pressure
the flow OF the water.
develop peculiagities to the Eastern eye. To man
who has been brought up to the sancti-
monious undertaken o. the East with his subduei
duties OF church sexton with his other business the
idea OF combining the functions OF undertaking and
livery-stable keeping Is particularly striking This
however. IL the custom In ~. Louis. Everywhere
the signs which read. Undertaking and Livery
The idea OF spor. ing. jockeying horse-trader off,
ciatlng at the obsequies OF the good and great IS
the undertaken being able to hire all the funera,
carriages from himself evidently preponieratlng
10 the unitarian Western mind.
The other peculiar class In the Mound City are
the BARRIERS The ST Louis barber Is devoid Of that
retiring disposition which characterzes his Eastern
brother. He spends any money or screens
and also believes IL giving the public the full beneht
OF unObstructed view OF al. his operations
Riding UP and down Broadway o. a cabe-car OF an
evening one may see thirty or forty barber shops
each flooded with glare OF light which reveals
every corner, and containing from 10 a dozen
citizens stretched ont In barber chairs In all the un
journeyman BARRIERS object to Sunday work and
have recently obtained the passage Of law for
The boss BARRIERS have openly violated the law TO a
large extent. and many fines have been collected
during the progress OF the test case as TO the
constitutonaty Of the law, up to the court Of asi